Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Bakersfield
Flights on PHX–BFL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,121 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 minCancel1.0%Flights210
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights169
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.6%Flights742
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 → BFL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 447 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,068 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 520 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 40 min · 824 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 50 min · 800 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 564 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 494 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 554 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 460 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 570 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 45 min · 543 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 475 flights
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