Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Seattle (SEA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 1 of the 1 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,463 km, an estimated 2 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and Seattle. Updated 11 September 2026 at 16:23 UTC.
route health from live SBA and SEA delay boards
1 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Santa Barbara to Seattle route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SBA to SEA 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Santa Barbara (SBA) to Seattle (SEA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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SBA to SEA questions
Is SBA–SEA running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The arrival side at SEA is the weaker end, route health score 60/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SBA to SEA?
Great-circle distance is 1,463 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SBA–SEA fly?
Alaska Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). 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 SEA, 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.