--- title: "Santa Barbara (SBA) airport: direct flights & routes" description: "Flights to and from Santa Barbara (SBA): 10 nonstop destinations on 4 airlines, including San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles. See who flies each one on 2LNR." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/routes/sba" url: "https://2lnr.com/routes/sba.md" date_modified: "2026-10-23T14:17:50Z" --- # Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) From Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 4 airlines fly nonstop to 10 destinations, led by United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines. The busiest nonstops from Santa Barbara go to San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. 2LNR monitors confirmed space on the Santa Barbara routes flown by Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines so you can act while it's still available. Route data refreshed October 23, 2026. Routes and carriers reflect the schedule data behind 2LNR's route map. Updated October 15, 2026. Explore Santa Barbara routes on the interactive map [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) 10 Nonstop destinations 4 Airlines serving SBA Free To get started ## About Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) is the airport serving Santa Barbara, United States. Its ICAO code is KSBA. Departure and arrival times at SBA are local to the America/Los\_Angeles time zone. Every one of its 10 nonstop destinations is inside United States. ## Confirmed upgrade & award space on Santa Barbara routes 2LNR tracks confirmed upgrade and award space on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines, segment by segment and date by date. Pick any Santa Barbara destination below to open a calendar of departures, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. ### See real availability Confirmed upgrade or award seats by date on the SBA routes 2LNR tracks, checked against live inventory so you know what's open before you book. ### Set an alert Premium inventory turns over fast. Watch a tracked Santa Barbara route on Pro and 2LNR notifies you when space appears. ### Plan on the map Explore every SBA nonstop on the interactive route map, with connections and route statistics. ## All nonstop destinations from Santa Barbara (SBA) These are the city pairs behind flights to and from Santa Barbara: 10 nonstop destinations with active service at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Each route links to its own page, with confirmed upgrade or award space by date where 2LNR tracks the carrier. - [Santa Barbara to Chicago flights (SBA-ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-ord.md): United Airlines\ [Return: Chicago to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/ord-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Dallas flights (SBA-DFW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-dfw.md): American Airlines\ [Return: Dallas to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/dfw-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Denver flights (SBA-DEN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-den.md): United Airlines\ [Return: Denver to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/den-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Los Angeles flights (SBA-LAX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-lax.md): United Airlines\ [Return: Los Angeles to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/lax-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Phoenix flights (SBA-PHX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-phx.md): American Airlines\ [Return: Phoenix to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/phx-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Portland flights (SBA-PDX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-pdx.md): Alaska Airlines\ [Return: Portland to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/pdx-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Salt Lake City flights (SBA-SLC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-slc.md): Delta Air Lines\ [Return: Salt Lake City to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/slc-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to San Diego flights (SBA-SAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-san.md): Alaska Airlines\ [Return: San Diego to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/san-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to San Francisco flights (SBA-SFO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-sfo.md): United Airlines\ [Return: San Francisco to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/sfo-sba.md) - [Santa Barbara to Seattle flights (SBA-SEA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sba-sea.md): Alaska Airlines and United Airlines\ [Return: Seattle to Santa Barbara](https://2lnr.com/routes/sea-sba.md) Explore SBA routes on the interactive map → ## Nonstop flights to Santa Barbara (SBA) 10 airports have nonstops to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in 2LNR's schedule data. Here they are, with the airlines that fly each route. - [Chicago to Santa Barbara flights (ORD-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ord-sba.md): United Airlines - [Dallas to Santa Barbara flights (DFW-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dfw-sba.md): American Airlines - [Denver to Santa Barbara flights (DEN-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/den-sba.md): United Airlines - [Los Angeles to Santa Barbara flights (LAX-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lax-sba.md): United Airlines - [Phoenix to Santa Barbara flights (PHX-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/phx-sba.md): American Airlines - [Portland to Santa Barbara flights (PDX-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pdx-sba.md): Alaska Airlines - [Salt Lake City to Santa Barbara flights (SLC-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/slc-sba.md): Delta Air Lines - [San Diego to Santa Barbara flights (SAN-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/san-sba.md): Alaska Airlines - [San Francisco to Santa Barbara flights (SFO-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sfo-sba.md): United Airlines - [Seattle to Santa Barbara flights (SEA-SBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sea-sba.md): Alaska Airlines ## Airlines that fly out of Santa Barbara (SBA) The carriers with nonstop service from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, ordered by how many destinations each one reaches. Each links to that airline's full route map. - [United Airlines (UA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ua.md) - [Alaska Airlines (AS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/as.md) - [American Airlines (AA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/aa.md) - [Delta Air Lines (DL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/dl.md) ## Alternative airports near Santa Barbara (SBA) Nearby airports with nonstop service of their own, closest first. Distances are great-circle between the two airports' coordinates, not driving time, so check the ground connection before you treat one as a substitute. - [Santa Maria (SMX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/smx.md) (48 miles, 1 nonstop destination) - [San Luis Obispo (SBP)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sbp.md) (72 miles, 10 nonstop destinations) - [Van Nuys (VNY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/vny.md) (79 miles, 4 nonstop destinations) - [Bakersfield (BFL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bfl.md) (83 miles, 5 nonstop destinations) - [Santa Monica (SMO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/smo.md) (84 miles, 4 nonstop destinations) - [Burbank (BUR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bur.md) (86 miles, 25 nonstop destinations) [United States flights by airport](https://2lnr.com/routes/to/united-states.md) - [How Alaska upgrades clear](https://2lnr.com/about/as/upgrades.md) - [How to read award availability by date](https://2lnr.com/guides/award-availability.md) ## Frequently asked questions about Santa Barbara (SBA) **How many nonstop destinations does Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) serve?** Santa Barbara Municipal Airport has active nonstop service to 10 destinations in 2LNR's schedule data. The busiest markets from SBA are San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The full list, with who flies each route and, where 2LNR tracks the carrier, upgrade and award space by date, is on this page. **Which airlines fly out of Santa Barbara (SBA)?** The carriers with nonstop service from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport are listed in full on this page, each linked to its own route map. United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines run the most routes from Santa Barbara, in that order. In 2LNR's schedule data that is 4 airlines in total. **How many airlines fly out of SBA?** 2LNR's schedule data currently shows 4 airlines with at least one nonstop route from Santa Barbara (SBA). That figure counts the carrier operating the flight rather than every carrier that sells a seat on it, so a codeshare marketed by a partner is not counted twice, and it moves with the season. **How do I check upgrade or award availability from SBA?** Pick any destination on this page, such as Phoenix, to open a calendar of SBA departures with confirmed upgrade and award space on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines by date, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. On Pro you can also set an alert so 2LNR notifies you when space opens. **Does 2LNR track flights from SBA?** Yes. Every nonstop route from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in 2LNR's schedule data is listed, 10 destinations in total, and on the routes flown by Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines what is shown is confirmed availability rather than a forecast, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. **Where can you fly nonstop from Santa Barbara (SBA)?** From Santa Barbara (SBA), 2LNR's schedule data shows nonstop flights to Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. This page lists every one, with the airlines that fly it. ## Never miss SBA upgrade or award space See what's open by date on these routes, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login)