SBA → PHXSanta Barbara to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. 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 Santa Barbara and Phoenix. Updated 17 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

Today, SBA → PHX

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · AA1495American Airlines On schedule PHX 07:52scheduled
  2. · AA3256American Airlines On schedule PHX 15:02scheduled
  3. · AA4030American Airlines On schedule PHX 11:42scheduled
  4. · AA6498American Airlines On schedule PHX 17:41scheduled

Checked PHX board 22:07

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
PHX Phoenix heavy · +49
730 km · ~1h 26m est.
dep bank 07:52–20:259x weekly
Disrupted · 2 airlines · 9x weekly · nonstop
34 / 100

route health from live SBA and PHX delay boards

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

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

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

Flights AA1495 07:52 daily · AA4030 11:42 daily · AA3256 15:02 daily · AA3467 17:34 Mo We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN164 13:35 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16AA1495arrived−23
10-16AA3256arrived−3
10-16AA3900arrived+83

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
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →
PHXPhoenix +49 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · E 10 kt Full PHX delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is SBA–PHX running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The arrival side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 34/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SBA to PHX?

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 SBA–PHX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 35 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 PHX, 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.