Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Tucson
1,541 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–TUS arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 803 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights803
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → TUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 108 flights · limited
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,190 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,064 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 332 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 329 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 344 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 334 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 352 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 353 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 349 flights
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