Route
SFO → SBA
San Francisco International Airport Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Alerts at SFO and SBA
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 78.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 69 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,678
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 86.2% | 132 |
| October 2025 | 83.9% | 143 |
| November 2025 | 81.9% | 146 |
| December 2025 | 80.0% | 118 |
| January 2026 | 80.5% | 122 |
| February 2026 | 80.2% | 127 |
| March 2026 | 84.6% | 149 |
| April 2026 | 75.9% | 140 |
| May 2026 | 74.7% | 150 |
| June 2026 | 70.0% | 150 |
| July 2026 | 71.7% | 152 |
| August 2026 | 71.8% | 149 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 986 | 79.9% | 0.5% | 59 min |
| SkyWest Airlines | 692 | 75.8% | 2.0% | 80 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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UA1578
20% late · 309 flights
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UA2866
27% late · 198 flights
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OO5464
30% late · 146 flights
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UA2428
13% late · 137 flights
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UA1743
21% late · 83 flights
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OO5862
31% late · 76 flights
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UA1799
10% late · 62 flights
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UA2214
21% late · 54 flights
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OO5953
17% late · 52 flights
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OO5545
22% late · 51 flights
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OO5218
36% late · 45 flights
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OO5962
11% late · 45 flights
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OO5719
17% late · 41 flights
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OO5740
19% late · 37 flights
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OO5721
18% late · 35 flights
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OO5713
26% late · 32 flights
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UA2355
13% late · 31 flights
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UA469
10% late · 31 flights
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UA369
12% late · 24 flights
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OO5705
18% late · 22 flights
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OO5936
19% late · 21 flights
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UA1718
43% late · 21 flights
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