SBA → SANSanta Barbara to San Diego

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Diego (SAN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 309 km, an estimated 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and San Diego. Updated 29 October 2026 at 18:40 UTC.

Today, SBA → SAN

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · AS3103Alaska Airlines Departed Landed 07:06 −6
  2. · AS3449Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN 15:24scheduled
  3. · WN4292Southwest On schedule SAN est. 12:27 +22sched 12:05

Checked SAN board 11:40

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
309 km · ~0h 54m est.
dep bank 07:12–15:2421x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 14 tracked SBA → SAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~0h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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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 AirlinesAS100% on time

Flights AS3103 07:12 daily · AS3449 15:24 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AS3103arrived−6
10-28AS3103arrived−5
10-28AS3449arrived−8
10-27AS3103arrived−7
10-27AS3449arrived−16
10-27WN164arrived−2
10-26AS3103arrived−16
10-25AS3103arrived−7
10-25AS3449arrived−3
10-24AS3103arrived−7
10-24AS3449arrived−6
10-24WN1320arrived−11
10-23AS3103arrived−5
10-22AS3449arrived−2

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 →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 11 kt Full SAN delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is SBA–SAN 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 SAN?

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 SBA–SAN 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 SAN, 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.