SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Airport announced that United Airlines will offer direct "red eye" flights between Chicago O'Hare International Airport starting June 4, 2020 on Monday in Santa Barbara. 

The daily service will depart from Santa Barbara Airport at 11:20 p.m. and arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport at around 5:20 a.m. local time. 

This non-stop "red-eye" flight will be the most time-efficient nonstop service available to the Midwest with connections to more than a hundred destinations in Europe and the Caribbean. 

Visit Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Airport's partnership brought this service into fruition. 

Beginning November 13, United will also offer exclusive service to Denver three to four times a day as Frontier Airlines transitions to seasonal service.