Delta Air LinesDL76% on time
Flights DL3841 varies daily · DL3853 varies daily · DL3803 varies daily
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Direct flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 68% of the last 25 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 25 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 989 km, an estimated 1 hour 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Salt Lake City and Santa Barbara. Updated 14 September 2026 at 04:48 UTC.
SLC
Salt Lake City
busy · +15
SBA
Santa Barbara
tracking
989 km · ~1h 46m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
68% on time
of the last 25 operated SLC → SBA flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+13 minacross the last 25 operated legs
Flight time~1h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 25
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes09-121I777departed+36
09-09LXJ428departed+32
09-08RGY872departed+0
09-07LXJ422departed+17
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Salt Lake City to Santa Barbara route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SLC 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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SLC to SBA questions
Is SLC–SBA running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SLC is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SLC to SBA?
Great-circle distance is 989 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 100–115 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SLC–SBA fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 21 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 SLC and arrival-side delay at SBA, 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.
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