Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,316 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBA–DFW arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 SBA → DFW
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 381 flights
- Middays66% on time · p90 65 min · 958 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 185 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 65 min · 197 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 188 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 196 flights · limited
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 184 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 50 min · 196 flights · limited
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 197 flights · limited
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