SFO → SBASan Francisco to Santa Barbara

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 89 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 422 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Updated 2 November 2026 at 02:40 UTC.

Today, SFO → SBA

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 08:45 AC4354Air Canada Left 08:37 ·
  2. 08:45 UA5740United Left 08:37 ·
  3. 10:50 AC4058Air Canada Left 10:46 ·
  4. 10:50 NZ9618Air New Zealand Left 10:46 ·
  5. 10:50 UA1578United Left 10:46 ·
  6. 14:05 AC4484Air Canada Left 14:04 ·
  7. 14:05 NZ9619Air New Zealand Left 14:04 ·
  8. 14:05 UA5464United Left 14:04 ·
  9. 18:45 AC4362Air Canada Est. 18:37Final call · Gate E7 · T3 ·
  10. 18:45 LH9218Lufthansa Est. 18:37Final call · Gate E7 · T3 ·
  11. 18:45 LX3344Swiss International On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  12. 18:45 NZ9617Air New Zealand Est. 18:37Final call · Gate E7 · T3 ·
  13. 18:45 UA1320United Est. 18:37Final call · Gate E7 · T3 ·
  14. 22:38 AC4350Air Canada On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  15. 22:38 CM1468Copa Airlines On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  16. 22:38 LH8888Lufthansa On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  17. 22:38 UA5545United On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·

Checked SFO board 18:40

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
SBA Santa Barbara tracking
422 km · ~1h 02m est.
dep bank 08:45–22:3889x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 89x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and SBA delay boards

0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures89x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandEmiratesUnited 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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4354 varies daily · AC4058 varies daily · AC4484 varies daily · AC4362 varies daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9618 varies daily · NZ9619 varies daily · NZ9617 varies daily

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6383 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AC4058departed−4
11-01AC4354departed−8
11-01AC4484departed−1
11-01NZ9618departed−4
11-01NZ9619departed−1
11-01UA1578departed−4
11-01UA5464departed−1
11-01UA5740departed−8
10-31AC4058departed−8
10-31AC4354departed−10
10-31AC4362departed−11
10-31AC4484departed−10
10-31EK6383departed−11
10-31LH9218departed−11
10-31NZ9617departed−11

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 11 kt Full SFO delay board →
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →

How the San Francisco to Santa Barbara route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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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How we measure this →

SFO to SBA questions

Is SFO–SBA 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.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–SBA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 and evening departures around 18:45 from SFO. 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 SFO to SBA?

Great-circle distance is 422 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 SFO–SBA fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 89 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.