Historical on-time performance
Denver to Santa Barbara
916 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SBA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 867 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights867
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 68% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 144 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,588 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 229 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 199 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,268 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 459 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 459 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 467 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 506 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 511 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 514 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 512 flights
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