Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Santa Barbara
Flights on PHX–SBA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,226 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.9%Flights218
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights303
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights705
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 PHX → SBA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 569 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,170 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 45 min · 578 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 999 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 635 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 534 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 504 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 593 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 536 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 588 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 585 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 612 flights
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