Southwest AirlinesWN
Flights WN2274 09:45 Su · WN3447 10:00 Tu We · WN3118 10:05 Sa · WN3041 17:45 Mo Th Fr
live
Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Denver (DEN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 80% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 10 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,471 km, an estimated 2 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and Denver. Updated 18 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC.
Today, SBA → DEN
Sun 18 Oct · local times- · UA1790United Airlines On schedule DEN est. 16:24sched 16:26
- · UA2865United Airlines Departed Landed 08:03 −27
- · WN2274Southwest Airlines Departed Landed 09:54 +9
Checked DEN board 15:45
SBA
Santa Barbara
tracking
DEN
Denver
smooth · +0
1,471 km · ~2h 23m est.
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
80% on time
of the last 10 operated SBA → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +1 min. 1 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+1 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~2h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled10.0%recent route rate · 1 of 10
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest AirlinesUnited 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Santa Barbara to Denver route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SBA to DEN 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
Cite this data
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search — Santa Barbara (SBA) to Denver (DEN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
Canonical URL
How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SBA-DEN
SBA to DEN questions
Is SBA–DEN running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SBA to DEN?
Great-circle distance is 1,471 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–156 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SBA–DEN fly?
2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SBA and arrival-side delay at DEN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
.