Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Santa Barbara
Flights on DFW–SBA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 DFW → 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 49% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 205 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 755 flights
- Evenings49% on time · p90 125 min · 316 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 71% on time.
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 184 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 195 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 80 min · 197 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 188 flights · limited
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 184 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 196 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 197 flights · limited
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