LAX → SBALos Angeles to Santa Barbara

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 17 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 142 km, an estimated 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Updated 15 November 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles heavy · +38
SBA Santa Barbara tracking
142 km · ~0h 41m est.
dep bank 16:30–21:0514x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
50 / 100

route health from live LAX and SBA delay boards

0 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~0h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14UA5522departed+30
11-14UA5893departed+115
11-121I156departed−1
11-121I669departed−5
11-12UA4796departed+18
11-12UA5893departed+20
11-11LXJ600departed+29
11-11UA5522departed+7
11-11UA5893departed+27
11-10LXJ349departed+315
11-10UA5522departed+23
11-10UA5893departed+15
11-09UA4796departed+16
11-09UA5893departed+36
11-08UA1967departed+10
11-08UA5893departed+4
11-08XEN76departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LAXLos Angeles +38 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · ENE 3 kt Full LAX delay board →
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →

How the Los Angeles to Santa Barbara route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to SBA flights through the day: 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Barbara (SBA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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LAX to SBA questions

Is LAX–SBA running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–SBA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:55 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SBA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to SBA?

Great-circle distance is 142 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–42 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–SBA fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.