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Route Reliability

SBA → Seattle

SBA–SEA · 908 miles · SBA Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
536
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 536 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

SBA–SEA flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

SBA–SEA flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 69%.

Recent months have been rougher.

SBA–SEA flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 91% 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
  • Mon79%(80 flights)
  • Tue84%(73 flights)
  • Wed69%(72 flights)
  • Thu77%(77 flights)
  • Fri84%(79 flights)
  • Sat84%(67 flights)
  • Sun80%(80 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(172 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(80 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(275 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 60% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%60
July 202563%59
August 202570%60
September 202589%56
October 202585%46
November 202592%39
December 202584%43
January 202691%35
February 202696%28
March 202680%30
April 202680%30
May 202686%42

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Based on 536 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.