Flights Seattle → Santa Barbara
SEA → 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 Seattle (SEA) → Santa Barbara (SBA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 89 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.1/100 (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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 83% | 1 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SEA-SBA
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Santa Barbara (SBA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 89 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Santa Barbara is 1.12% across 89 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
