Route · SBA → SLC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Santa Barbara to Salt Lake City
The SBA–SLC corridor (Santa Barbara, CA → Salt Lake City, UT) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 615 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 92.2%
- On-time
- +13.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 133 min
- Delay when late
- 1,688
- Flights
Cancelled
1.1%
Best Month
Nov 2025 99%
Worst Month
Oct 2024 84%
Distance
615 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 8 | 4 | 0 | DL,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Oct 2025 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Sep 2025 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Aug 2025 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 93 | 3 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2025 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2020 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2020 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2020 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2020 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 1 | OO |
| Feb 2020 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.1%
18 of 1,600 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,600 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 →SLC - Salt Lake City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salt Lake City, UT.
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What the Data Says About SBA to SLC
Santa Barbara to Salt Lake City (SBA to SLC) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 92.2% on-time rate across 1,688 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 133.1 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 615 miles and is served by 4 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 18 of 1,600 flights were cancelled (1.1%) and 1 diverted (0.1%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2025 posted the strongest performance at 99% on-time, while Oct 2024 came in at just 84% - a 15-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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