Route Reliability
Denver → SBA
DEN–SBA · 916 miles · Denver International Airport to SBA Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.6%
- Cancelled
- 1,121
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines76%857 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines75%264 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DEN–SBA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DEN–SBA flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 72%.
Not much between United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
On this route they all land within 75% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Recent months have been rougher.
DEN–SBA flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon74%(172 flights)
- Tue79%(139 flights)
- Wed80%(146 flights)
- Thu76%(168 flights)
- Fri72%(173 flights)
- Sat77%(132 flights)
- Sun76%(177 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(415 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(156 flights)
- 3–6 PM79%(94 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(418 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(24 flights)
Jun 70% → May 61% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 109 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 104 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 107 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 99 |
| October 2025 | 80% | 105 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 77 |
| December 2025 | 75% | 76 |
| January 2026 | 85% | 84 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 83 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 89 |
| April 2026 | 76% | 86 |
| May 2026 | 61% | 88 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,121 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.