Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Fresno
493 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,378 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time94%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- American AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights802
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.2%Flights545
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 → FAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 719 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,253 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 947 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 50 min · 662 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 50 min · 867 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 567 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 606 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 611 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 653 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 671 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 662 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 678 flights
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