Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Phoenix
1,455 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–PHX arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 BHM → PHX
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 77% to 82% on time.
- Evenings82% on time · p90 40 min · 78 flights · limited
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 106 flights · limited
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Sundays84% on time · p90 35 min · 62 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 53 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 55 min · 59 flights · limited
- Mondays70% on time · p90 40 min · 54 flights · limited
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