Historical on-time performance
Denver to Santa Barbara
Flights on DEN–SBA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 857 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights857
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline57%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DEN → SBA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,585 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 110 flights · limited
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 217 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,218 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 279 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 456 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 464 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 508 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 514 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 508 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 515 flights
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