Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Santa Barbara
Flights on SFO–SBA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,520 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,031
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.1%Flights489
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)63%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 24 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 SFO → SBA
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 78% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 510 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,201 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,188 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 956 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 581 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 539 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 609 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 592 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 603 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 609 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 606 flights
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