Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to Tucson
365 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–TUS arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,260 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights1,260
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
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 LAS → 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 10 min · 885 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 680 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 562 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 803 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 55 min · 854 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 532 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 541 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 589 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 552 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 583 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 587 flights
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