Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
Flights on LAX–SBA arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 687 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.3%Flights687
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather34%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)78%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 9 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 LAX → 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 82% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 426 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 15 min · 446 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,082 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 299 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 297 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 307 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 268 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 307 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 308 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 25 min · 294 flights
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