Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Oakland
263 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBA–OAK arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 184 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline6%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft91%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SBA → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 93% on time.
- Middays93% on time · p90 on time · 110 flights · limited
- Afternoons89% on time · p90 20 min · 175 flights · limited
- Evenings79% on time · p90 30 min · 761 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 92% on time.
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 145 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 144 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 144 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 25 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
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