Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Atlanta
2,022 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBA–ATL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 213 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.3%Flights213
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline57%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 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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