Airport gate intelligence · SBA
How many gates does Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) have?
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 10 gates, with about 28 airline departures a day. United has the most (5), followed by American (1).
United flies 33% of the 3,298 seats leaving SBA each day. United has 400% more gates and 96% more seats than American. 1 gate is common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at SBA
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | 5 | 9 | 1,088 | 33% | 116 | 47% | 63 min | 6 |
| American | 1 | 4 | 554 | 17% | 126 | 32% | 54 min | 0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 5 | 478 | 14% | 92 | 81% | 44 min | 0 |
| Delta | 1 | 3 | 253 | 8% | 84 | 93% | 40 min | 0 |
| Southwest | – | 6 | 925 | 28% | 160 | 0% | 48 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 1 | |||||||
Average of 5 full days, Oct 2 to Oct 6, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 1 gate has too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
What size aircraft SBA’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at SBA: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no SBA gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: EM (3 flights to Ontario, CA).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): AN (2 flights); Sun Country (1 flight).
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How many gates does Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) have?
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 10 gates, with about 28 airline departures a day. United has the most (5), followed by American (1).
Which airline has the most gates at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA)?
United, with 5 of the 10 gates at SBA (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Santa Barbara Airport (SBA)?
About 28 airline departures a day (Oct 2 to Oct 6, 2026).
How many gates does United have at SBA?
5 gates, with about 9 departures and 1,088 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at SBA?
1 gate, with about 4 departures and 554 seats a day.
How many gates does Alaska have at SBA?
1 gate, with about 5 departures and 478 seats a day.
How many seats leave SBA each day?
About 3,298 seats on 28 airline departures a day (average of 5 full days, Oct 2 to Oct 6, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at SBA?
51 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
How many aircraft tows happen at SBA?
About 6 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.