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Route Reliability

SBA → San Diego

SBASAN · 192 miles · SBA Airport to San Diego International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
80
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 80 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SBA–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SBA–SAN flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays and just 67% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(10 flights)
  • Tue(9 flights)
  • Wed92%(12 flights)
  • Thu67%(12 flights)
  • Fri67%(12 flights)
  • Sat75%(12 flights)
  • Sun83%(12 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(39 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(19 flights)

Based on 80 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.