Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Phoenix
2,075 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–PHX arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,294 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights2,294
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 PHL → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,120 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,110 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 925 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,902 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 85 min · 267 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,036 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,026 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,053 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,027 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,062 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,066 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,054 flights
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