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Route Reliability

SBA → Los Angeles

SBA–LAX · 89 miles · SBA Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
687
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 90% of the time across 687 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SBA–LAX flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 84% between 12–3 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

SBA–LAX flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Fridays. On Saturdays: 86%.

Ticking up lately.

SBA–LAX flights arrived on time 95% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 88% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(101 flights)
  • Tue90%(89 flights)
  • Wed93%(96 flights)
  • Thu89%(99 flights)
  • Fri93%(99 flights)
  • Sat86%(91 flights)
  • Sun89%(102 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(361 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(112 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(171 flights)
  • 6–9 PM100%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 90% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%60
July 202590%59
August 202587%62
September 202585%59
October 202593%55
November 202578%50
December 202571%44
January 202695%60
February 202698%54
March 202694%54
April 202697%59
May 202693%61

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Based on 687 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.