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Route Reliability

SBA → Denver

SBA–DEN · 916 miles · SBA Airport to Denver International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
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. 1.United Airlines84%857 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines79%264 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SBA–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SBA–DEN flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 79%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 79%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(172 flights)
  • Tue87%(141 flights)
  • Wed89%(145 flights)
  • Thu82%(167 flights)
  • Fri79%(171 flights)
  • Sat84%(133 flights)
  • Sun81%(176 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(368 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(75 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(64 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(450 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(92 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 72% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%109
July 202573%104
August 202572%106
September 202584%99
October 202589%105
November 202583%76
December 202581%75
January 202693%85
February 202688%83
March 202687%89
April 202692%86
May 202688%88

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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.