American Airlines SBA to PHX on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Barbara to Phoenix · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
86%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
8 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
149 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 85% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SBA to PHX arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 85% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (46%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)46%
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Extreme weather9%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SBA to PHX
- SkyWest Airlines84% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Envoy Air86% on time · 10 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines83% on time · 6 min avg delay
Full SBA to PHX comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
650 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 8 cancelled, 0 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.