PDX → SBAPortland to Santa Barbara

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,263 km, an estimated 2 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Santa Barbara. Updated 3 November 2026 at 18:22 UTC.

Today, PDX → SBA

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 17:35 AS2253Alaska On scheduleGate B4 ·

Checked PDX board 10:22

PDX Portland smooth · +3
SBA Santa Barbara tracking
1,263 km · ~2h 07m est.
dep bank 14:45–17:3516x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 16x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live PDX and SBA delay boards

0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS2024 14:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AS2180 14:45 Sa · AS2029 17:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AS2253 17:35 Mo Tu Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AS2253departed−7
11-01AS2253departed−6
10-31AS2180departed−10
10-30AS2024departed+4
10-30AS2029departed+17
10-29AS2024departed−3
10-29AS2029departed+32
10-28AS2024departed−1
10-28AS2029departed+2
10-27AS2024departed−2
10-27AS2029departed−2

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
PDXPortland +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full PDX delay board →
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →

How the Portland to Santa Barbara route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDX 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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PDX to SBA questions

Is PDX–SBA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PDX is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PDX–SBA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:35 from PDX. 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 PDX to SBA?

Great-circle distance is 1,263 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 119–138 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDX–SBA fly?

Alaska Airlines runs the route with about 16 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.