Flights Phoenix → San Luis Obispo
PHX → SBP
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to San Luis Obispo operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 10.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 266 flights are conducted on this route, serving the destination airport which sees around 553,425 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Phoenix (PHX) → San Luis Obispo (SBP) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 359 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Luis Obispo the average ATFM delay is 3.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Luis Obispo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) heads west for about 818 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of PHX-SBP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Luis Obispo it is 3.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 359 tracked PHX-SBP flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-SBP
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> San Luis Obispo (SBP) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 359 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-San Luis Obispo is 0.28% across 359 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Luis Obispo, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
