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

Santa Barbara → Dallas-Fort Worth via Phoenix: arrives on time 56%

  1. 12:10 SBA → 13:51 PHX
    AA 4993 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 41m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:15 PHX → 21:50 DFW
    AA 3232 · American · 2h 35m · 59% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Santa Barbara). Times are local. Both flew on 11 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 159 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip7h 40mSBA 12:10 to DFW 21:50, 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.