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Route Reliability

San Francisco → SBA

SFO–SBA · 262 miles · San Francisco International Airport to SBA Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,580
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,580 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SFO–SBA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

SFO–SBA flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 75%.

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
  • Mon75%(223 flights)
  • Tue89%(210 flights)
  • Wed82%(219 flights)
  • Thu86%(223 flights)
  • Fri79%(230 flights)
  • Sat86%(207 flights)
  • Sun77%(235 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(140 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(363 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(107 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(286 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(264 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(387 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 84% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%119
July 202579%117
August 202587%109
September 202587%130
October 202584%143
November 202582%138
December 202580%115
January 202681%118
February 202681%126
March 202685%149
April 202677%137
May 202675%146

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Based on 1,580 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.