Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Tucson
451 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–TUS arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,565 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights2,111
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights454
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)64%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 11 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 LAX → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,994 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 741 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 40 min · 2,305 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 50 min · 2,228 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 60 min · 393 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,072 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,070 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 994 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,124 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,139 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 1,138 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,124 flights
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