Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Long Beach
355 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–LGB arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,537 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights1,537
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → LGB
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,129 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,034 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 30 min · 908 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 35 min · 1,151 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 593 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 588 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 600 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 671 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 621 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 616 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 626 flights
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