American Airlines PHX to SBA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Santa Barbara · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
83 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 4
route average 82% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on PHX to SBA arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 82% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (50%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
- Late-arriving aircraft39%
- Extreme weather6%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on PHX to SBA
- SkyWest Airlines83% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Envoy Air87% on time · 9 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines92% on time · 8 min avg delay
Full PHX to SBA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
650 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.