SBA → PHXSanta Barbara to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 83% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 730 km, an estimated 1 hour 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and Phoenix. Updated 1 November 2026 at 11:03 UTC.

Today, SBA → PHX

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. · AA2606American Airlines On schedule PHX 08:40scheduled
  2. · AA4031American Airlines On schedule PHX 12:41scheduled
  3. · AA4103American Airlines On schedule PHX 21:59scheduled
  4. · AA564American Airlines On schedule PHX 15:22scheduled
  5. · AA6226American Airlines On schedule PHX 19:13scheduled

Checked PHX board 04:03

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
730 km · ~1h 26m est.
dep bank 07:52–20:2535x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 12 tracked SBA → PHX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~1h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesSouthwest 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
American AirlinesAA83% on time

Flights AA1495 07:52 daily · AA4030 11:42 daily · AA3256 15:02 daily · AA3467 17:34 Mo Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN164 13:35 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA1495arrived−9
10-31AA3256arrived−22
10-31AA4030arrived−8
10-31AA6498arrived−11
10-30AA1495arrived−22
10-30AA3256arrived+145
10-30AA3900arrived+87
10-30AA4030arrived+2
10-29AA1495arrived−19
10-29AA3256arrived−21
10-29AA3900arrived−26
10-29AA4030arrived−29

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 →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 5 kt Full PHX delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is SBA–PHX 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 PHX?

Great-circle distance is 730 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 82–93 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SBA–PHX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 35 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

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