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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Los Angeles International ⇄ Santa Barbara Municipal LAX–SBA

Airlines flew 1,373 flights between Los Angeles International LAX in Los Angeles, CA and Santa Barbara Municipal SBA in Santa Barbara, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 53,809 passengers in 96,853 seats, 56% of them filled. 89 miles, about 25 minutes in the air, on 7 airlines: SkyWest Airlines Inc. (1,363), Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. (3), American Airlines Inc. (2), United Air Lines Inc. (2) and 3 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,373
flights, twelve months
LAX-SBA: 689 · SBA-LAX: 684
53,809
passengers
56% of seats filled
89
miles
about 25 minutes airborne
7
airlines
7 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

03162931241/254/257/2510/251/264/261227/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25112
2/25100
3/25119
4/25113
5/25113
6/25123
7/25119
8/25124
9/25120
10/25115
11/25101
12/2591
1/26120
2/26108
3/26108
4/26121
5/26123
6/26120
7/26122

Passengers by month

01,3862,7724,1595,5451/254/257/2510/251/264/264,1967/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/254,331
2/254,320
3/255,545
4/254,574
5/255,099
6/255,238
7/254,916
8/254,981
9/255,072
10/254,381
11/254,384
12/253,843
1/264,495
2/264,030
3/264,246
4/264,771
5/265,198
6/264,212
7/264,196

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO1,36353,27556%scheduled passenger service
Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. 27Q3614%charter passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA218453%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA220060%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL18565%scheduled passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY100%charter passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN15941%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1751,3577053,141
Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440650134
Boeing 737-8003135209
Dassault Falcon 900/900EX3146
Boeing B737 Max 8002169175
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7114359
A220-300 BD-500-1A11113085

LAX → SBA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

689 flights of 683 scheduled, 26,067 passengers in 48,675 seats. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 682; Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. 2; American Airlines Inc. 1; Delta Air Lines Inc. 1; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 1; United Air Lines Inc. 1; Southwest Airlines Co. 1.

SBA → LAX this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

684 flights of 682 scheduled, 27,742 passengers in 48,178 seats. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 681; Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. 1; American Airlines Inc. 1; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Los Angeles International LAX and Santa Barbara Municipal SBA; all routes.