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

Chicago O'Hare International ⇄ Santa Barbara Municipal ORD–SBA

Airlines flew 232 flights between Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL and Santa Barbara Municipal SBA in Santa Barbara, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 29,557 passengers in 37,936 seats, 78% of them filled, and 68 pounds of freight. 1,803 miles, about 240 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: United Air Lines Inc. (232). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

232
flights, twelve months
ORD-SBA: 117 · SBA-ORD: 115
29,557
passengers
78% of seats filled
1,803
miles
about 240 minutes airborne
1
airline
4 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

016314662494/266260617/26
By month, as a table
flights
4/2649
5/2662
6/2660
7/2661

Passengers by month

02,0454,0906,1368,1815,7684/267,7717,8378,1817/26
By month, as a table
passengers
4/265,768
5/267,771
6/267,837
7/268,181

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA23229,55778%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 80020116626,004
Boeing 737-800161661,912
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7141261,518
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2001150123

ORD → SBA this direction alone · flown April 2026 to July 2026

117 flights of 117 scheduled, 15,036 passengers in 19,126 seats, 68 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 117.

SBA → ORD this direction alone · flown April 2026 to July 2026

115 flights of 117 scheduled, 14,521 passengers in 18,810 seats. United Air Lines Inc. 115.

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: Chicago O'Hare International ORD and Santa Barbara Municipal SBA; all routes.