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Santa Barbara Metropolitan Area (SBA) departure delays

Of 1,213 sampled departures, 22.7% left 15 minutes or more behind schedule. Average lateness was 11.0 minutes. Sample window: Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026.

These are historical aggregates, not live status. A departure is late at 15 minutes past schedule.

When departures are on time

Airlines with the most late departures

Airline Flights sampled Late Average lateness
ChallengAir (1I) 85 80.0% 34.9 min
Alaska Airlines (AS) 24 50.0% 19.3 min
United Airlines (UA) 102 44.1% 24.2 min
American Airlines (AA) 62 41.9% 24.4 min
Delta Air Lines (DL) 46 34.8% 19.8 min

The departures that are late right now

22.7% of this SBA sample left 15 minutes late or more. GET /flight_delays returns the ones that are late at this moment: airline, flight number, scheduled time, actual time and minutes of delay.

https://www.goflightlabs.com/flight_delays?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&delay=15&type=departures&dep_iata=SBA

Example response

Field names match the live API. This flight only shows the shape. It is not a live result.

{ "success": true, "data": [ { "airline_iata": "AA", "flight_iata": "AA100", "flight_number": "100", "dep_iata": "SBA", "dep_time": "2024-03-15 08:00", "dep_actual": "2024-03-15 08:22", "dep_delayed": 22, "status": "active" } ] }

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