Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Carlsbad
306 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–CLD arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 641 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights641
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 PHX → CLD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Middays92% on time · p90 10 min · 321 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 40 min · 315 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 93% on time.
- Wednesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 91 flights · limited
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 92 flights · limited
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 92 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 92 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 92 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 92 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 90 flights · limited
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