What is the TSA wait at SBA right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA). We will not estimate one.
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Santa Barbara Municipal Airport TSA wait times
SBA · KSBA · Santa Barbara, California
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
81%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Santa Barbara Municipal Airport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the national airspace system (34%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 77 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (87%). The lowest was August 2026 (74%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the national airspace system | 42,554 | 34% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 40,079 | 32% |
| the airline | 33,676 | 27% |
| weather | 10,176 | 8% |
| security | 165 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field SMX · Santa Maria48 mi
- San Luis County Regional Airport SBP · San Luis Obispo72 mi
- Meadows Field BFL · Bakersfield83 mi
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR · Burbank86 mi
- Los Angeles International Airport LAX · Los Angeles88 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 07/25, 6,052 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 13.5 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 696,396
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2021/05/18
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for SBA?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA).
How often do flights leave SBA on time?
Flights out of Santa Barbara Municipal Airport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the national airspace system (34%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 77 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SBA?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near SBA?
The nearest airports in this list are Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), 48 straight-line miles; San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 72 straight-line miles; Meadows Field (BFL), 83 straight-line miles; Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR), 86 straight-line miles; Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 88 straight-line miles.