Las Vegas to Santa Barbara

What the Data Says About LAS to SBA

The Las Vegas to Santa Barbara corridor (LAS → SBA) covers roughly 289 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 4,530 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 75.2% on-time rate with an average delay of 54.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,718 flights were recorded on this pairing — 27 cancelled (1.6%) and 15 diverted (0.9%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 4,530 total flights analyzed, the 75.2% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 54.6-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 92% on-time, while Sep 2025 came in at 64% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAS to SBA route, the combination of a 75.2% on-time rate, 54.6-minute average delay, 1.6% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.