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SNA Meaning

SNA Airport Meaning

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SNA Meaning:

SNA stands for John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport)


Located in Santa Ana, California, SNA (John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport)) is classified as a medium hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of SNA's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport) (SNA) Characteristics:

      City: Santa Ana
      State: California
      FAA: John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport)
      IATA: SNA
      ICAO: KSNA
      Role: P-M

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


SNA is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding SNA, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

SNA meaning is John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport).

John Wayne Airport – Orange County (was Orange County Airport) can be abbreviated as SNA.

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