AA4972 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA4972, which currently operates between the airports of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (Airport Code SBA) and Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code PHX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, December 05, 2025.
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Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA4972
Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA4972
AA4972 On Time performance:
60
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays Flight Status
AA4972 American Airlines from Santa Barbara
En Route - On-time
Delay: 1 minutes
Flight Status for Friday December 05, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 04, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 06, 2025). See it here
En Route - On-time
Delay: 1 minutes
Flight Status for Friday December 05, 2025
Airline information
American Airlines
Equipment: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets)
Departure
Santa Barbara (SBA)
December 05, 2025
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Departed at:
12:59 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
1
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:10 pm
Arrival
Phoenix (PHX)
December 05, 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
03:51 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
B1A
Scheduled Arrival Time: 03:50 pm
Baggage: CLM3
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Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AA4972?
The flight AA4972 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA4972?
The distance between the two airports is 454 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight AA4972?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 00:36 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Santa Barbara: 2025-12-05 14:20:11
Current Time in Phoenix: 2025-12-05 15:20:11
The flight AA4972 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA4972?
The distance between the two airports is 454 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight AA4972?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 00:36 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Santa Barbara: 2025-12-05 14:20:11
Current Time in Phoenix: 2025-12-05 15:20:11
Alternative Flights
The following airline serve the same route between Santa Barbara and Phoenix:
American Airlines - Flight Number: AA2606. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
American Airlines - Flight Number: AA2606. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 06, 2025 to October 05, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from September 07, 2025 to October 05, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 3 ( 60 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 400 minutes.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 3 ( 60 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 400 minutes.
Last Past Flights AA4972
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
04 December
04 December
01:01 pm
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Santa Barbara (SBA)
03:43 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 42min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
03 December
01:05 pm
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Santa Barbara (SBA)
03:48 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 43min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time