Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Atlanta
1,587 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–ATL arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,621 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.1%Flights2,311
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.2%Flights632
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights64
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights614
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline48%
- Weather45%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 29 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 PHX → ATL
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,775 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,712 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,746 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,283 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 522 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,448 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,512 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,597 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,507 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,667 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,651 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,694 flights
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