Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to Sacramento
310 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBA–SMF arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft81%
- 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 → SMF
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 68% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 868 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 15 min · 84 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 55 min · 88 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 93% on time.
- Saturdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 126 flights · limited
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 153 flights · limited
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 153 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 154 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 158 flights · limited
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