United Airlines SBA to DEN on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Barbara to Denver · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.6%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
68 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 2
route average 84% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on SBA to DEN arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 84% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (41%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SBA to DEN
- Southwest Airlines83% on time · 10 min avg delay
Full SBA to DEN comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
797 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 5 cancelled, 3 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.