Flights San Francisco → Santa Barbara
SFO → SBA
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 San Francisco (SFO) → Santa Barbara (SBA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 416 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 5.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Santa Barbara the average ATFM delay is 3.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-SBA
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Santa Barbara (SBA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 416 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Santa Barbara is 0.72% across 416 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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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.
