Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 82% on time.

Nonstops


American	PHX	SBA	1h 38m	82%	1.0%	1,419	Flying now
Southwest	PHX	SBA	–	92%few flights	0.0%	12	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Santa Barbara on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	PHX 06:00 → SLC 08:40DL 1535	2h 10m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:50 → SBA 12:04DL 3841 · flown by SkyWest	6h 04m	99%	95%
United Details →	PHX 13:16 → SFO 15:19UA 1427	2h 57m San Francisco	SFO 18:16 → SBA 19:43UA 5962 · flown by SkyWest	6h 27m	98%	92%
Delta Details →	PHX 17:05 → SLC 19:43DL 1738	1h 22m Salt Lake City	SLC 21:05 → SBA 22:12DL 3803 · flown by SkyWest	5h 07m	94%	90%
Southwest Details →	PHX 06:40 → LAS 07:50WN 3039	1h 30m Las Vegas	LAS 09:20 → SBA 10:40WN 2336	4h 00m	100%	89%
United Details →	PHX 18:54 → LAX 20:31UA 4722 · flown by SkyWest	2h 13m Los Angeles	LAX 22:44 → SBA 23:44UA 4796 · flown by SkyWest	4h 50m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	PHX 09:45 → SLC 12:23DL 1447	2h 37m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:00 → SBA 16:10DL 3853 · flown by SkyWest	6h 25m	100%	85%
Alaska Details →	PHX 07:00 → PDX 09:43AS 511	1h 04m Portland	PDX 10:47 → SBA 13:05AS 2317 · flown by Horizon	6h 05m	91%	83%
United Details →	PHX 06:00 → DEN 08:52UA 337	2h 34m Denver	DEN 11:26 → SBA 13:02UA 671	7h 02m	99%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PHX 07:24 → SFO 09:27UA 2209	1h 02m San Francisco	SFO 10:29 → SBA 11:52UA 1578	4h 28m	64%	52%
United Details →	PHX 13:16 → SFO 15:19UA 1427	51m San Francisco	SFO 16:10 → SBA 17:37UA 5862 · flown by SkyWest	4h 21m	41%	28%
Southwest Details →	PHX 17:10 → DEN 20:00WN 4758	55m Denver	DEN 20:55 → SBA 22:30WN 3842	5h 20m	20%	7%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

PDX · 1h 04m · leaves 07:00 9%

SFO · 1h 02m · leaves 07:24 36%

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 1h 02m · leaves 14:04 12%

SFO · 51m · leaves 13:16 59%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 3334 PHX 12:45 → SFO United UA 5962 SFO 18:16 → SBA Connection details →	3h 34m	6h 58m	94%	89%
Frontier F9 3872 PHX 09:14 → SLC Delta DL 3853 SLC 15:00 → SBA Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 56m	100%	86%
American AA 4928 PHX 15:26 → SLC Delta DL 3803 SLC 21:05 → SBA Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 46m	88%	84%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON