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Dallas → Santa Barbara

DALDallasDallas Love Field
SBASanta BarbaraSanta Barbara Municipal Airport
Distance
1,324 mi
Estimated flight time
~3h 10m

Santa Barbara is currently 2 hours behind Dallas.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1.5
busiest month · Sep
1
quietest month · Oct
3 hr 3 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1.5Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Priester Aviationsummer

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Dallas. Most departures between 12:00 and 15:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.3Mon
  2. 0.3Tue
  3. 0.4Wed
  4. 0.5Thu
  5. 0.6Fri
  6. 0.3Sat
  7. 0.5Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Bombardier Challenger 300CL3010%
  2. Embraer Legacy 450E5458%
  3. Bombardier Challenger 350CL357%
  4. Embraer Phenom 300E55P6%
  5. Dassault Falcon 900F9006%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 202612–
    February 202617–
      March 202618–
        April 202617–
          May 202619–
            June 2026112
            • Priester Aviation2×
            July 2026124
            • Priester Aviation2×
            August 2026113
            • Priester Aviation1×
            September 20261.514
            • Priester Aviation1×
            October 2025121
            • Priester Aviation1×
            November 2025111–
              December 202518–

                Airlines observed on this route

                From observed callsign routes on DAL-SBA - not a booking guarantee.

                Priester Aviation

                PWA

                Hub: DAL Dallas

                9 departure airportsView airline →

                About this route

                • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
                • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
                • Direct destinations observed from Dallas: 110.
                • Direct destinations observed from Santa Barbara: 25.

                The airports on this route

                Dallas Love Field

                Dallas, United StatesDAL / KDAL

                Major airport · 110 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,799 ft

                61 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

                Airport pageAll direct destinations

                Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

                Santa Barbara, United StatesSBA / KSBA

                Regional airport · 25 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 6,037 ft

                60 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

                Airport pageAll direct destinations

                Alternative airports for this journey

                Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

                DFW SBADallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth is about 12 mi from Dallas.View route →DAL BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank is about 86 mi from Santa Barbara.View route →DAL LAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles is about 88 mi from Santa Barbara.View route →DAL HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal AirportHawthorne is about 93 mi from Santa Barbara.View route →

                About the route from Dallas to Santa Barbara

                The observed direct connection between Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) covers approximately 1,324 mi. The estimated flight time is around 3h 10m. Priester Aviation has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

                Frequently asked questions about this route

                How far is Dallas from Santa Barbara by air?
                The great-circle distance between Dallas Love Field and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is approximately 1,324 mi.
                How long is the flight from Dallas to Santa Barbara?
                Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 3h 10m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
                Is there a direct connection from Dallas to Santa Barbara?
                Yes, a direct connection between DAL and SBA has been observed in our route data.
                Which airlines have been observed on this route?
                In the available route data: Priester Aviation.
                How often is there a flight from Dallas to Santa Barbara?
                On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 136 observed flights. Mainly Priester Aviation. That is an observation, not a timetable.
                What is the current time difference between Dallas and Santa Barbara?
                Santa Barbara is currently 2 hours behind Dallas.

                Where this data comes from

                The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

                The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

                Route data updated on October 11, 2026.