Historical on-time performance
Portland to Phoenix
1,009 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–PHX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 3,523 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.4%Flights1,369
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights876
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights1,278
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline56%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 18 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 PDX → PHX
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,955 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,295 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 2,154 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,977 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,050 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,490 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,539 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,691 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,596 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,714 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,678 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,723 flights
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