UA2866 SFO → SBA

United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Santa Barbara, CA · 142 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-06-30 · 262 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +63 min or later.

UA2866 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → SBA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA2866 on time?

Across 142 flights on SFO → SBA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-06-30, UA2866 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +63 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11481%
16-30 min64%
31-60 min54%
61-120 min86%
2+ hrs86%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012396%-11 min
2026-022492%0 min
2026-032983%-4 min
2026-042479%+16 min
2026-051164%+29 min
2026-063067%+30 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1861%
Tue2080%
Wed2286%
Thu2291%
Fri1878%
Sat1995%
Sun2273%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…