Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Pittsburgh
1,813 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–PIT arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 678 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-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights313
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights365
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → PIT
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 163 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 443 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,251 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 128 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 381 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 260 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 259 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 271 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 293 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 267 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 40 min · 263 flights
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