Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Carlsbad
306 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–CLD arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 748 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.5%Flights748
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline82%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 11 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 → CLD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 471 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 40 min · 460 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 133 flights · limited
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 139 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 137 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 142 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 45 min · 140 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 137 flights · limited
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