Historical on-time performance
New York to Phoenix
2,153 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PHX arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,756 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights1,308
- Delta Air LinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights914
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.5%Flights534
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft30%
- 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 JFK → PHX
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,942 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,273 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 921 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,161 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 661 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,095 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,169 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,176 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,187 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,094 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,046 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,191 flights
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