Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Phoenix
1,263 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–PHX arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 278 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- American AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights154
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.7%Flights60
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.6%Flights64
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 MEM → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,076 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 86 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 202 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 211 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 183 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 45 min · 227 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 214 flights
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