Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Oakland
Flights on SBA–OAK arrive on time 91% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft86%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 15 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 → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 93% on time.
- Afternoons93% on time · p90 10 min · 162 flights · limited
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 199 flights · limited
- Evenings79% on time · p90 30 min · 638 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 93% on time.
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 135 flights · limited
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 5 min · 141 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 134 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 154 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 153 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
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