Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Fresno
493 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–FAT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,457 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-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights768
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights689
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- 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 → FAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 592 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,240 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 50 min · 608 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 50 min · 892 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,009 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 560 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 607 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 647 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 596 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 45 min · 637 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 639 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 655 flights
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