Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Las Vegas
289 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBA–LAS arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 875 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.8%Flights875
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)57%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). 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
When to fly
Best time to fly SBA → LAS
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,133 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 584 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 892 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 347 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 285 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 342 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 436 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 374 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 440 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 447 flights
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