PHX → SBAPhoenix to Santa Barbara

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 730 km, an estimated 1 hour 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Santa Barbara. Updated 26 October 2026 at 23:35 UTC.

Today, PHX → SBA

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 07:40 AA3984American Airlines Left 07:54 +14 ·
  2. 11:03 AA3256American Airlines Left 11:02 ·
  3. 13:35 AA6498American Airlines Sched 13:35Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 16:35 AA1855American Airlines Left 16:32 ·

Checked PHX board 16:35

PHX Phoenix smooth · +12
SBA Santa Barbara tracking
730 km · ~1h 26m est.
dep bank 07:40–21:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live PHX and SBA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA3984 07:40 daily · AA3256 11:03 daily · AA3467 13:35 Mo We Th Su · AA6498 13:35 Mo Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26AA1855departed−3
10-26AA3256departed−1
10-26AA3984departed+14

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
PHXPhoenix +12 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · 4 kt Full PHX delay board →
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →

How the Phoenix to Santa Barbara route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHX 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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PHX to SBA questions

Is PHX–SBA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–SBA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:40 and evening departures around 21:00 from PHX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SBA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHX to SBA?

Great-circle distance is 730 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 82–93 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–SBA fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 33 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.