Is HOU–SBA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Santa Barbara (SBA) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,369 km, an estimated 3 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Santa Barbara. Updated 14 August 2026 at 15:33 UTC.
HOU
Houston
smooth · +8
SBA
Santa Barbara
tracking
2,369 km · ~3h 32m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
88 / 100
route health from live HOU and SBA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
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Flight time~3h 32mestimated from route distance
History
operated legs · board outcomes08-14VJA307departed+0
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How the Houston to Santa Barbara route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop HOU to SBA flights: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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HOU to SBA questions
How long is the flight from HOU to SBA?
Great-circle distance is 2,369 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 197–233 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at HOU and arrival-side delay at SBA, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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