Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Santa Barbara → Dallas-Fort Worth via Phoenix: arrives on time 45%

  1. 12:10 SBA → 13:51 PHX
    AA 4993 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 41m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:15 PHX → 19:53 DFW
    AA 2113 · American · 2h 38m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Santa Barbara). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip5h 43mSBA 12:10 to DFW 19:53, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.