Historical on-time performance
Salt Lake City to Santa Barbara
Flights on SLC–SBA arrive on time 92% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 926 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time93%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.8%Flights896
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline75%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft3%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 SLC → 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 88% to 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 724 flights
- Overnights89% on time · p90 10 min · 720 flights
- Afternoons88% on time · p90 15 min · 323 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 91% on time.
- Thursdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 251 flights
- Fridays91% on time · p90 10 min · 254 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 252 flights
- Mondays90% on time · p90 10 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 253 flights
- Sundays89% on time · p90 10 min · 257 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 250 flights
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