Historical on-time performance
Houston to Tucson
945 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–TUS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 151 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 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 HOU → TUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 166 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 240 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 45 min · 221 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 50 min · 286 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 35 min · 149 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 130 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 127 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 139 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 146 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 137 flights · limited
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