Historical on-time performance
Houston to Tucson
945 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–TUS arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 274 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights274
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → TUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 161 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 261 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 30 min · 110 flights · limited
- Overnights70% on time · p90 40 min · 237 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 287 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 142 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 149 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 151 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 153 flights · limited
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