3,248 km · Domestic

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) – Santa Barbara (SBA)

In January 2026, 36 flights operated between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Santa Barbara (both directions), and 69.4% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January5836▼ 37.9%
February56––
March62––
April60––
May62––
June57––
July60––
August61––
September60––
October62–in progress
November56––
December58––
Year to date (Jan–Jan)5836▼ 37.9%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January75.9%69.4%▼ 8.6%
February87.5%––
March80.6%––
April80.0%––
May69.4%––
June47.4%––
July60.0%––
August72.1%––
September71.7%––
October67.7%–in progress
November87.5%––
December69.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jan)75.9%69.4%▼ 8.6%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January42▼ 50.0%
February0––
March0––
April0––
May0––
June3––
July2––
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November4––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jan)42▼ 50.0%

By direction

ATL → SBA

Scheduled flights
463
Flights operated
456
Cancelled
7 · 1.5%
On-time departures
70.6%

SBA → ATL

Scheduled flights
464
Flights operated
454
Cancelled
10 · 2.2%
On-time departures
78.9%

ATL → SBA and SBA → ATL counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jan 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Delta Air Lines DL 927 100.0% 74.7% 17

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jan 20, 2026

Lowest average delay08:00–09:0021.7min · 291 recorded · 283 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.2min08:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights927ATL–SBA

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 148 recorded · 146 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 74.9% · 291 recorded · 283 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 64.7% · 301 recorded · 297 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 161 recorded · 158 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 148 recorded · 146 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 21.7 min · 291 recorded · 283 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 42.8 min · 301 recorded · 297 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 161 recorded · 158 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 148 · 148 recorded · 146 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 291 · 291 recorded · 283 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 25 · 25 recorded · 25 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 301 · 301 recorded · 297 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 161 · 161 recorded · 158 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
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07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—146148
08:0074.9%21.7 min283291
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2525
10:00No observations———
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
12:00No observations———
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17:00No observations———
18:0064.7%42.8 min297301
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—158161
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 134 · 134 recorded · 133 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 133 · 133 recorded · 132 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 130 · 130 recorded · 128 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 130 · 130 recorded · 129 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 132 · 132 recorded · 128 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 134 · 134 recorded · 129 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 134 · 134 recorded · 131 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—133134
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—132133
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—128130
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—129130
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—128132
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—129134
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—131134

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 100 · 100 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 56 · 56 recorded · 56 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 60 · 60 recorded · 57 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 62 · 62 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 62 · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 102 · 102 recorded · 102 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 120 · 120 recorded · 116 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 121 · 121 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—94100
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—5656
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—5760
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—6062
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—6162
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—102102
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—116120
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—120121

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 73.4% 680
  • Delayed >15 min 24.8% 230
  • Cancelled 1.8% 17
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL735 SBA → ATL 464 78.9%
DL720 ATL → SBA 388 71.5%
DL673 ATL → SBA 41 70.0%
DL1794 ATL → SBA 34 60.6%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
January 2026 36 −37.9% 2 69.4%
December 2025 58 −6.5% 1 69.0%
November 2025 56 −6.7% 4 87.5%
October 2025 62 +55.0% 0 67.7%
September 2025 60 0 71.7%
August 2025 61 1 72.1%
July 2025 60 2 60.0%
June 2025 57 3 47.4%
May 2025 62 0 69.4%
April 2025 60 0 80.0%
March 2025 62 0 80.6%
February 2025 56 0 87.5%
January 2025 58 4 75.9%
December 2024 62 0 88.7%
November 2024 60 0 88.3%
October 2024 40 0 80.0%

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