American Airlines SBA to DFW on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Barbara to Dallas/Fort Worth · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
4 flights
Avg arrival delay
45 min
163 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SBA to DFW arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (49%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)49%
- Late-arriving aircraft25%
- Extreme weather21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SBA to DFW
- Envoy Air91% on time · 3 min avg delay
Full SBA to DFW comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
327 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 4 cancelled, 6 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.