Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Santa Barbara
192 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–SBA arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 62 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 minCancel1.6%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft83%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 1 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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