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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 3% of the time at 7 am and 44% of the time at 3 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	SBA	SLC	2h 02m	95%	0.9%	1,060	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Salt Lake City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Salt Lake City is 1 h ahead of Santa Barbara). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	SBA 06:15 → SFO 07:25UA 2340	1h 15m San Francisco	SFO 08:40 → SLC 11:49UA 5605 · flown by SkyWest	4h 34m	97%	91%
Southwest Details →	SBA 05:05 → LAS 06:30WN 4422	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 07:35 → SLC 10:00WN 2957	3h 55m	98%	89%
American Details →	SBA 06:00 → PHX 07:36AA 1640	1h 03m Phoenix	PHX 08:39 → SLC 11:37AA 6422 · flown by SkyWest	4h 37m	96%	87%
Alaska Details →	SBA 07:34 → PDX 09:45AS 2178 · flown by Horizon	1h 10m Portland	PDX 10:55 → SLC 13:59AS 3112 · flown by SkyWest	5h 25m	94%	86%
Alaska Details →	SBA 06:00 → SAN 07:04AS 2174 · flown by Horizon	1h 51m San Diego	SAN 08:55 → SLC 12:09AS 3122 · flown by SkyWest	5h 09m	98%	78%
United Details →	SBA 05:00 → DEN 08:27UA 2865	3h 13m Denver	DEN 11:40 → SLC 13:13UA 1963	7h 13m	99%	78%
Southwest Details →	SBA 09:40 → LAS 10:55WN 3601	2h 53m Las Vegas	LAS 13:48 → SLC 16:15WN 3310	5h 38m	97%	68%
United Details →	SBA 18:18 → LAX 19:32UA 5647 · flown by SkyWest	47m Los Angeles	LAX 20:19 → SLC 23:11UA 5744 · flown by SkyWest	3h 53m	77%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SBA 13:42 → SAN 14:47AS 2176 · flown by Horizon	1h 07m San Diego	SAN 15:54 → SLC 19:02AS 3488 · flown by SkyWest	4h 20m	75%	61%
Alaska Details →	SBA 14:39 → PDX 16:49AS 2318 · flown by Horizon	51m Portland	PDX 17:40 → SLC 20:41AS 3291 · flown by SkyWest	5h 02m	54%	41%
United Details →	SBA 13:58 → SFO 15:08UA 2305	1h 03m San Francisco	SFO 16:11 → SLC 19:11UA 543	4h 13m	56%	29%

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

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 05:05 2%

SFO · 1h 15m · leaves 06:15 3%

PHX · 1h 03m · leaves 06:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 47m · leaves 18:18 23%

SFO · 1h 03m · leaves 13:58 44%

PDX · 51m · leaves 14:39 46%

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.


American AA 1640 SBA 06:00 → PHX Delta DL 1447 PHX 09:45 → SLC Connection details →	2h 09m	5h 23m	97%	91%
Southwest WN 4422 SBA 05:05 → LAS Delta DL 1698 LAS 10:00 → SLC Connection details →	3h 30m	6h 22m	100%	89%
United UA 4649 SBA 06:00 → LAX Delta DL 1434 LAX 09:55 → SLC Connection details →	2h 52m	5h 50m	95%	86%

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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