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WBU to SNA: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Santa Ana (John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport)
824 mi
1,327 km · 716 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- SNA — John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport · Santa Ana, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
Near SNA
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport36 mi away
- NZJ · El Toro Marine Corps Air Station8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport19 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from SNA?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 824 miles (1,327 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to SNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Boulder and Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is 1 hour behind Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to SNA?
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