SAN → SBASan Diego to Santa Barbara

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 309 km, an estimated 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Santa Barbara. Updated 19 October 2026 at 08:38 UTC.

Today, SAN → SBA

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. 12:30 AS3328Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 26 ·
  2. 12:45 WN3041Southwest Est. 12:50 +5Gate 109 ·

Checked SAN board 01:38

SAN San Diego heavy · +54
SBA Santa Barbara tracking
309 km · ~0h 54m est.
dep bank 10:30–22:3014x weekly
Disrupted · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
28 / 100

route health from live SAN and SBA delay boards

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

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesSouthwest 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS3328 12:30 daily · AS3104 22:30 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN2319 10:30 Su · WN3041 12:45 Mo Th Fr · WN4255 16:15 Tu We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AS3328departed+0
10-18WN2319departed−5
10-17AS3104departed+0

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
SANSan Diego +54 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · E 3 kt Full SAN delay board →
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →

How the San Diego to Santa Barbara route actually runs

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

Is SAN–SBA running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 28/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–SBA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:30 and evening departures around 22:30 from SAN. 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 SAN to SBA?

Great-circle distance is 309 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 52–56 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–SBA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.