500 km · Domestic

Santa Barbara (SBA) – Sacramento (SMF)

In July 2026, 62 flights operated between Santa Barbara and Sacramento (both directions), and 90.3% 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 periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January5661▲ 8.9%
February5256▲ 7.7%
March6261▼ 1.6%
April60600.0%
May62620.0%
June60600.0%
July6062▲ 3.3%
August62––
September60––
October62–in progress
November62––
December58––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)412422▲ 2.4%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January91.1%85.2%▼ 6.5%
February76.9%89.3%▲ 16.1%
March79.0%88.5%▲ 12.0%
April76.7%88.3%▲ 15.1%
May83.9%95.2%▲ 13.5%
June81.7%88.3%▲ 8.1%
July80.0%90.3%▲ 12.9%
August80.6%––
September71.7%––
October64.5%–in progress
November77.4%––
December77.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)81.3%89.3%▲ 9.8%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January01–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July20▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December4––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)21▼ 50.0%

By direction

SBA → SMF

Scheduled flights
643
Flights operated
639
Cancelled
4 · 0.6%
On-time departures
83.4%

SMF → SBA

Scheduled flights
644
Flights operated
639
Cancelled
5 · 0.8%
On-time departures
82.2%

SBA → SMF and SMF → SBA counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 1,287 100.0% 82.8% 9

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 → Jul 31, 2026

Recorded flights1,287SBA–SMF

Departure hour

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 · 70 · 70 recorded · 70 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 94 · 94 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 93 · 93 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 118 · 118 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 187 · 187 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 101 · 101 recorded · 100 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 135 · 135 recorded · 135 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 100 · 100 recorded · 99 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 41 · 41 recorded · 41 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 57 · 57 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 53 · 53 recorded · 52 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 175 · 175 recorded · 175 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 62 · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 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
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7070
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9494
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9193
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—118118
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—186187
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—100101
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—135135
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—99100
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4141
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5557
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5253
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—175175
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6162
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
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 · 188 · 188 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 182 · 182 recorded · 181 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 181 · 181 recorded · 179 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 186 · 186 recorded · 185 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 188 · 188 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 170 · 170 recorded · 169 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 192 · 192 recorded · 192 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—186188
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—181182
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—179181
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—185186
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—186188
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—169170
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—192192

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 · 118 · 118 recorded · 117 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 108 · 108 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 123 · 123 recorded · 123 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 120 · 120 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 124 · 124 recorded · 124 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 120 · 120 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 124 · 124 recorded · 122 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 118 · 118 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 122 · 122 recorded · 116 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—117118
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—108108
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—123123
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—122124
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—118118
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—116122

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 82.2% 1,058
  • Delayed >15 min 17.1% 220
  • Cancelled 0.7% 9
  • 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
WN3077 SBA → SMF 60 91.5%
WN2065 SBA → SMF 58 70.7%
WN2681 SMF → SBA 58 74.1%
WN736 SBA → SMF 58 82.8%
WN1408 SMF → SBA 57 84.2%
WN4184 SMF → SBA 57 100.0%
WN1373 SBA → SMF 52 82.4%
WN4653 SBA → SMF 52 92.3%
WN3603 SBA → SMF 50 78.0%
WN3601 SMF → SBA 49 95.9%
WN522 SBA → SMF 46 77.8%
WN1404 SMF → SBA 35 80.0%
WN4282 SMF → SBA 31 70.0%

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
July 2026 62 +3.3% 0 90.3%
June 2026 60 +0.0% 0 88.3%
May 2026 62 +0.0% 0 95.2%
April 2026 60 +0.0% 0 88.3%
March 2026 61 −1.6% 0 88.5%
February 2026 56 +7.7% 0 89.3%
January 2026 61 +8.9% 1 85.2%
December 2025 58 +0.0% 4 77.6%
November 2025 62 +10.7% 0 77.4%
October 2025 62 +138.5% 0 64.5%
September 2025 60 0 71.7%
August 2025 62 0 80.6%
July 2025 60 2 80.0%
June 2025 60 0 81.7%
May 2025 62 0 83.9%
April 2025 60 0 76.7%
March 2025 62 0 79.0%
February 2025 52 0 76.9%
January 2025 56 0 91.1%
December 2024 58 2 86.2%
November 2024 56 0 85.7%
October 2024 26 0 84.6%

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