KSNA/SNA METAR & TAF John Wayne Orange County International Airport

Santa Ana, CaliforniaElevation 56 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

VRB@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

998 ft

+942 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely

25 1611Z to 29 2000Z

San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal

* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...San Diego County coastal areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...C…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Stay off of jetties and sea walls. Avoid beaches during high tides. During high and rising tides, waves may run farther up the beach than expected. Stay far back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1853Z (11:53 AM local) · More than 1 hour old

KSNA is currently VFR. Winds are variable in direction at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Variable at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

FEW030

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

24°C / 16°C

75°F / 61°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.06 inHg

1017.9 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: FEW RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP177

sea-level pressure 1017.7 hPa

T02390156

precise temperature 23.9°C, dew point 15.6°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1720Z (10:20 AM local) · valid to 1800Z (11:00 AM local)

KSNA forecast starts VFR at 18Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

1800Z11:00 AM2248Z3:48 PM0336Z8:36 PM0824Z1:24 AM1312Z6:12 AM1800Z11:00 AM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC FEW

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FAA: no delays reported at SNA.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 79F, low near 60F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Sunny	79/60	SW 9 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	79/58	W 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	75/59	S 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	73/59	SE 4 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	73/60	S 9 kt	–	21%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	72/58	SW 9 kt	–	23%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	70/57	SW 9 kt	–	58%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 1953Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 5,700 ft

20X

Dimensions

0 x 0 ft

Surface

N/A

RWY 20X

ILSLDA/DME

02L/20R

Dimensions

5,700 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 02L28°T

Landing length (LDA)5,700 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,700 / 5,700 / 5,700 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20R208°T

Landing length (LDA)5,700 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,700 / 5,700 / 5,700 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

02R/20L

Dimensions

2,886 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 02R28°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 20L208°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

998 ft

Pressure altitude

-84 ft

Field elevation

56 ft MSL

Temperature

24°C (75°F)

Dewpoint

16°C (61°F)

Altimeter

30.06 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0106Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1405Z 7:05 AM

Loggable night

0131Z (6:31 PM local) → 1339Z (6:39 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1405Z (7:05 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1305Z (6:05 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

John Wayne Orange County International Airport is in Santa Ana, California. Field elevation 56 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerCHARLENE V. REYNOLDS

Manager phone949-252-5171

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSNA / SNA

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)RIVERSIDE

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.6751, -117.8693

Distance from city4 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF126.800

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

38.02

SOCAL APP

APP

121.3

SOCAL APP

APP

126

ATIS

118

CLNC DEL

CLD

121.85

CLNC DEL SECONDARY

CLD

126.8

CTAF

128.1

SOCAL DEP

DEP

132.7

SOCAL DEP

DEP

120.8

JOHN WAYNE GROUND

GND

132.25

JOHN WAYNE GROUND SECONDARY

GND

122.45

RIVERSIDE RDO

RDO

119.9

RWY 02-20

TWR

126.8

02L-20R

TWR

128.35

JOHN WAYNE TOWER SECONDARY

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSNA traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

362.3

AVG OPS/DAY

465.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Airliner 38%Piston single 32%Unknown 18%Jet 7%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 1%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1640 landings/mo

›B38M (Airliner) · ~920 landings/mo

›B737 (Airliner) · ~554 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~486 landings/mo

›E75L (Airliner) · ~359 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›E135 (Unknown)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›S22T (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KSLI Los Alamitos Army Air Field

11 NM NW

VFR

KFUL Fullerton Municipal Airport

13 NM NW

VFR

KLGB Long Beach International Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.

›RWY 02L/20R TPA 1000 FT AGL SMALL ACFT; 1500 FT AGL TURBINE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS; RWY 02R/20L TPA 800 FT AGL SMALL SGL ENG ACFT; 1000 FT AGL TWIN ENG ACFT.

›OVERNIGHT TIE-DOWN FEE.

›RWY 02R/20L NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. RWY 02R/20L CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD.

›RY 20X CREATED TO SUPPORT OJW LDA ASSOCIATED WITH SNA ILS RY 20R.

›PCR VALUE: 602/F/A/X/T

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC ARPT NOISE OFFICE (949) 252-5185.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 20R & PAPI RYS 02L & 20R - CTAF.

›RON MCCLELLAN, MGR, AIRSIDE OPNS 949-252-5247.

›MAINTAIN AT OR ABOVE 300 FT AGL UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON FINAL .

›TWY C GWT LMTD 60000 LBS.

›US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.

›BE ALERT TO BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD NO LCL TRNG OR TOUCH & GO OPNS.

›FBO GENERAL AVIATION APRONS LIMITED TO MAX GWT OF 100,000 LBS (DUAL GEAR) AND WITH WINGSPANS LESS THAN 100 FT. GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT PROHIBITED FROM USING ANY PORTION OF THE AIR CARRIER COMMERCIAL RAMP.

›VFR ACFT: TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RWY 20R, RWY 20L ARRS FLY FINAL AT 15 DEG ANGLE TO RWY; RWY 20L DEPS TURN 15 DEGS LEFT AT DEP END OF RWY. TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RWY 02L, RWY 02R DEPS TURN 15 DEGS RIGHT AT DEP END OF RWY.

›ACFT LDG RWY 20L, USE CTN FOR JET BLAST FROM ACFT HLDG BTN RWY 20L AND RWY 20R AT TWY L AND CTN WAKE TURB FROM JET ACFT LDG RWY 20R.

›CTC GND CTL PRIOR TO PUSHBACK ON TWY A AND TWY B.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSNA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSNA have a METAR?

Yes. KSNA has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KSNA have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KSNA; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KSNA?

KSNA sits at 56 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSNA?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.