Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Santa Fe
370 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–SAF arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 514 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights514
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 → SAF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 565 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 677 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 20 min · 165 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 195 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 194 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 191 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 205 flights
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