SBA → SANSanta Barbara to San Diego

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Diego (SAN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 309 km, an estimated 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and San Diego. Updated 11 September 2026 at 14:37 UTC.

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
309 km · ~0h 54m est.
dep bank 07:05–16:3014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SBA and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~0h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

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

Flights AS3114 07:05 daily · AS3112 16:30 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN734 11:35 Sa · WN4494 11:45 Tu We Su · WN1426 13:25 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09AS3112arrived−7

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 →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 6 kt Full SAN delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is SBA–SAN 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 SAN?

Great-circle distance is 309 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 52–56 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SBA–SAN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 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 SAN, 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.