Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Phoenix
Flights on SBA–PHX arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,224 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.4%Flights217
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights303
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.3%Flights704
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 → PHX
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,472 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 981 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,088 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 406 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 534 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 535 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 593 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 515 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 40 min · 611 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 45 min · 577 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 586 flights
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