American AirlinesAA43% on time
Flights AA2177 07:15 daily
live
Direct flights from Santa Ana (SNA) to Charlotte (CLT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 56% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,371 km, an estimated 4 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Ana and Charlotte. Updated 16 October 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Today, SNA → CLT
Fri 16 Oct · local times- · AA2177American On schedule CLT 15:00scheduled
Checked SNA board 22:33 · CLT board 06:38
SNA
Santa Ana
smooth · +11
CLT
Charlotte
disrupted · +131
3,371 km · ~4h 49m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
56% on time
of the last 9 operated SNA → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~4h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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American Airlines
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes10-10VJA30departed+0
10-10VJA309departed+0
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at SNA and CLT: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Santa Ana to Charlotte route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SNA to CLT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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SNA to CLT questions
Is SNA–CLT running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The arrival side at CLT is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SNA to CLT?
Great-circle distance is 3,371 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 268–319 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SNA–CLT fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SNA and arrival-side delay at CLT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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