Route Reliability
SBA → San Francisco
SBA–SFO · 262 miles · SBA Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- 65%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,581
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 65% of the time across 1,581 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
SBA–SFO flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 54% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
SBA–SFO flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Saturdays and just 59% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Recent months have been rougher.
SBA–SFO flights arrived on time 56% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
- Mon59%(231 flights)
- Tue70%(217 flights)
- Wed60%(212 flights)
- Thu64%(225 flights)
- Fri64%(229 flights)
- Sat74%(213 flights)
- Sun64%(228 flights)
- 6–9 AM75%(506 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM54%(239 flights)
- 12–3 PM63%(360 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(105 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(345 flights)
Jun 68% → May 46% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 120 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 118 |
| August 2025 | 68% | 110 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 131 |
| October 2025 | 66% | 142 |
| November 2025 | 54% | 139 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 116 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 119 |
| February 2026 | 68% | 124 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 149 |
| April 2026 | 46% | 138 |
| May 2026 | 46% | 149 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,581 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.