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Santa Barbara → Austin

2h 41m avg · 1,324 miles · 1151nm · Recently active route — first recorded March 2026

73.5t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical

Last updated March 31st 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC

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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026·vs 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
73.5tons
Flights
7flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
5.0tons
CO₂/nm
0.0043t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
4Kgallons
73.5 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 135% above route average on 21 Mar

Route Patterns

Route activity broadly consistent with prior period — averaging 5.7t CO₂ per flight

73.5t
Total CO₂
5.7t
Avg CO₂/flight
13
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
63%5 flights30.7t
Owner
38%3 flights19.5t

Charter/owner data available for 62% of flights (5 unclassified)

Top Aircraft Models
Bombardier Challenger 30020.0t CO₂
3 flights · avg 6.7t/flight · 27%
Cessna Citation Sovereign19.5t CO₂
3 flights · avg 6.5t/flight · 27%
Cessna Citation Latitude16.5t CO₂
3 flights · avg 5.5t/flight · 22%
Cessna Citation Excel6.2t CO₂
1 flight · avg 6.2t/flight · 8%
Cessna Citation XLS5.7t CO₂
1 flight · avg 5.7t/flight · 8%
📍International route·medium-haul route · 1,151nm

Spikes

Significant deviations from this route's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

4t

Signals Detected

1

Highest Severity

Medium

Emissions
Medium
New16 Mar 2026
Emissions spike on 16 Mar 2026 — 6.8t CO₂ vs route daily average of 3.1t (117% above)
6.8t CO₂ on 16 Mar 2026 — 117% above route average

Aircraft Flying This Route

Aircraft Flying This Route
N300TW·Cessna Citation Sovereign
19.5t CO₂ · avg 6.5t/flight · Last seen 21 Mar 2026
N1107MCharter·Bombardier Challenger 300
13.5t CO₂ · avg 6.7t/flight · Last seen 26 Mar 2026
N275BTCharter·Cessna Citation Excel
6.2t CO₂ · avg 6.2t/flight · Last seen 12 Mar 2026
N518QSCharter·Cessna Citation Latitude
6.0t CO₂ · avg 6.0t/flight · Last seen 9 Mar 2026
N420KVCharter·Bombardier Learjet 60
5.0t CO₂ · avg 5.0t/flight · Last seen 4 Mar 2026

All Recorded Flights on This Route

13 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period

Mar 26, 2026N970QSCessna Citation Latitude·5.8t CO₂Typical2h 59m→
Mar 26, 2026N1107MBombardier Challenger 300·6.5t CO₂Typical2h 44m→
Mar 23, 2026N690QSCessna Citation Latitude·4.7t CO₂Typical2h 27m→
Mar 23, 2026N1107MBombardier Challenger 300·7.0t CO₂Above avg2h 54m→
Mar 21, 2026N300TWCessna Citation Sovereign·6.1t CO₂Typical2h 45m→
Mar 21, 2026N91CFBombardier Challenger 300·6.5t CO₂Typical2h 43m→
Mar 21, 2026N300TWCessna Citation Sovereign·6.6t CO₂Typical2h 57m→
Mar 19, 2026N576QSCessna Citation XLS·5.7t CO₂Typical3h 5m→
Mar 16, 2026N300TWCessna Citation Sovereign·6.8t CO₂Above avg3h 3m→
Mar 13, 2026N407QSEmbraer Phenom 300·0.6t CO₂Below avg26m→
Showing 10 of 13 flights