The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 01R, with a takeoff distance of 1,498 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.

As the aircraft climbed out of KSFO, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 294 meters above sea level to 10,057 meters above sea level, an increase of 9,763.5 meters, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 74 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.

After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise 13 miles southwest of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and remained at this altitude for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 25 miles south of Carmel Valley Village Airport (KCAL), with the aircraft descending from 10,057 meters above sea level to 1,336 meters above sea level, a decrease of 8,720.8 meters, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.

The aircraft then began another climb, this time from an altitude of 1,260 meters above sea level to 1,522 meters above sea level, an increase of 262.6 meters, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles, while overhead Crawford Airport (0CA3) in Santa Ynez, California. Following this climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise 5 miles south of 0CA3, and remained at this altitude for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.

The enroute descent then began 7 miles south of Solvang, California, with the aircraft descending from 1,462 meters above sea level to 392 meters above sea level, a decrease of 1,070.3 meters, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 07 at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 89.0 degrees at an altitude of 385.2 meters above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway.

The aircraft landed on runway 07 at KSBA, with a runway length of 1,842 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 126 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 138 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 123 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -0.9 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.6 meters from the centerline.

The total landing distance was 1,164 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 252 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 55 minutes, with the aircraft using 2,065 kilograms of fuel.