Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Columbus
1,670 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–CMH arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,170 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-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.3%Flights605
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights565
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → CMH
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 70% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 337 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 850 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 900 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,030 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 481 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 393 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 386 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 459 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 478 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
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