Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Phoenix
1,587 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–PHX arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,624 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.5%Flights614
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights2,312
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.3%Flights633
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights65
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline41%
- Weather55%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 3,207 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 2,528 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,065 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,422 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 55 min · 1,864 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,452 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,518 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,513 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,658 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,653 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 1,591 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,701 flights
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