Route · SBA → ATL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Santa Barbara to Atlanta
The SBA–ATL corridor (Santa Barbara, CA → Atlanta, GA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 2,023 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.9%
- On-time
- +2.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 120 min
- Delay when late
- 520
- Flights
Cancelled
2.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
2,023 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
2.1%
11 of 520 flights
Diversion Rate
0.8%
4 of 520 flights
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SBA - Santa Barbara
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Barbara, CA.
Origin airport →ATL - Atlanta
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Atlanta, GA.
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What the Data Says About SBA to ATL
520 tracked flights put the SBA to ATL pairing (Santa Barbara to Atlanta) at a 81.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 120.1 minutes on average. Across the 2,023-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 2.1% cancelled and 0.8% diverted (520 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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