Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Bakersfield
425 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–BFL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,085 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.1%Flights438
- Envoy AirOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights320
- American AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights327
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → BFL
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 81% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 359 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,012 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 462 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 35 min · 862 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 50 min · 812 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 476 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 535 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 451 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 452 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 525 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 40 min · 525 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
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