PHX → LAS: 78% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Phoenix to Las Vegas

256 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on PHX–LAS arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights

based on 6,011 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Frontier Airlinesbest	82%	on time	45 min	1.0%	871
American Airlines	78%	on time	45 min	0.9%	1,692
Southwest Airlines	77%	on time	35 min	1.0%	3,448

Frontier Airlinesbest
On-time82%
Medianon time
p9045 min
Cancel1.0%
Flights871
American Airlines
On-time78%
Medianon time
p9045 min
Cancel0.9%
Flights1,692
Southwest Airlines
On-time77%
Medianon time
p9035 min
Cancel1.0%
Flights3,448

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline28%
Weather4%
Air traffic (NAS)16%
Late aircraft52%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline30%
Weather30%
Air traffic (NAS)40%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 60 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 → LAS

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 — 92% on time.

Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 5,214 flights
Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 5,114 flights
Overnights71% on time · p90 60 min · 3,488 flights
Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 3,327 flights
Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,948 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.

Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,400 flights
Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,735 flights
Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,652 flights
Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 3,075 flights
Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 3,043 flights
Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 3,087 flights
Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 3,104 flights

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