Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Santa Barbara
263 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–SBA arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 184 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.5%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 OAK → 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 82% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 687 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 316 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 55 min · 56 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 94% on time.
- Tuesdays94% on time · p90 5 min · 144 flights · limited
- Thursdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays91% on time · p90 10 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays90% on time · p90 10 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 144 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 145 flights · limited
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