Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Denver, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States and Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 845 miles (or 1,360 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between John Wayne Airport and Denver International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA | 
| Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport | 
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Orange County, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Orange County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SNA | 
| More Information: | SNA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEN / KDEN | 
| Airport Name: | Denver International Airport | 
| Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'42"N by 104°40'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Denver, Front Range Megalopolis, Northern Colorado, Eastern Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | City & County of Denver Department of Aviation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5431 feet (1,655 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 6 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DEN | 
| More Information: | DEN Maps & Info | 
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- The Arrivals level is on the lower level of the airport and provides seven baggage claim belts, two in Terminal A, two in Terminal B and three in Terminal C.
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- The main passenger terminal, the Thomas F.
- Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 1990, the Thomas F.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
- John Wayne Airport is 14 miles from Orange County's main attraction – the Disneyland Resort.
- At some point between 1940 and 1945, the Santa Ana Army Airfield was established on land adjacent to Martin Field, to the south.
Facts about Denver International Airport (DEN):
- Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location.
- Both during construction and after its opening Denver International Airport has set aside a portion of its construction and operation budgets for art.
- In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system.
- Because of Denver International Airport's high elevation of 5,431 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DEN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DEN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- DIA's Art Collection was recently honored by the publishers of USA TODAY, for being of the ten best airports for public art in the United States.
- Denver International Airport (DEN) has 6 runways.
- The automated baggage system never worked as designed, and in August 2005 it became public knowledge that United would abandon the system, a decision that would save them $1 million per month in maintenance costs.
- The closest airport to Denver International Airport (DEN) is Centennial Airport (APA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of DEN.
- The furthest airport from Denver International Airport (DEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Denver International Airport handled 52,556,359 passengers last year.




