Route · SBA → DEN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Santa Barbara to Denver
The SBA–DEN corridor (Santa Barbara, CA → Denver, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 12 carriers across roughly 916 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.5%
- On-time
- +5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 85 min
- Delay when late
- 6,705
- Flights
Cancelled
1.7%
Best Month
Oct 2024 98%
Worst Month
May 2025 70%
Distance
916 mi
Carriers
12
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 0 | WN,UA |
| Nov 2025 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Sep 2025 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Aug 2025 | 107 | 30 | 0 | 1 | WN,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 112 | 29 | 7 | 1 | UA,WN |
| Jun 2025 | 110 | 32 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN |
| May 2025 | 93 | 28 | 3 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Mar 2025 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Feb 2025 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2025 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2024 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Oct 2024 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2024 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN,UA |
| Aug 2024 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | WN,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 124 | 16 | 3 | 1 | UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 119 | 20 | 2 | 0 | UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 107 | 18 | 2 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 111 | 11 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 104 | 16 | 10 | 1 | UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 112 | 22 | 1 | 0 | WN,UA |
Cancellation Rate
1.7%
37 of 2,156 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
4 of 2,156 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SBA - Santa Barbara
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Barbara, CA.
Origin airport →DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
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What the Data Says About SBA to DEN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Santa Barbara to Denver (SBA to DEN) running a 84.5% on-time rate over 6,705 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 84.7 minutes. The 916-mile corridor is served by 12 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.7% of 2,156 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while May 2025 came in at just 70% - a 29-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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