Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Santa Maria
494 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–SMX arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 394 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights394
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather42%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
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 5 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 → SMX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 80% to 83% on time.
- Overnights83% on time · p90 35 min · 173 flights · limited
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 50 min · 136 flights · limited
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