Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Santa Barbara
455 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–SBA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,142 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights289
- Envoy AirOn-time87%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights418
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.7%Flights435
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → SBA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 511 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,120 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 50 min · 544 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 963 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 641 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 521 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 559 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 511 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 489 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 580 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 556 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 564 flights
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