SBA → OAKSanta Barbara to Oakland

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Oakland (OAK): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 424 km, an estimated 1 hour 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and Oakland. Updated 11 September 2026 at 22:03 UTC.

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
OAK Oakland smooth · +0
424 km · ~1h 03m est.
departs 06:353x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 operated SBA → OAK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1359 06:35 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-111I978arrived+22
09-11WN1359arrived−27
09-10WN1359arrived−17
09-081I367arrived−6
09-071I616arrived+14
09-07LXJ450arrived+51
09-07WN1359arrived−16
09-06WN3410arrived−19

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
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →
OAKOakland +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 8 kt Full OAK delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to Oakland route actually runs

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

Is SBA–OAK running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SBA to OAK?

Great-circle distance is 424 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 60–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SBA–OAK fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SBA and arrival-side delay at OAK, 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.