Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Santa Ana
Flights on PHX–SNA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,388 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.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.0%Flights99
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights2,425
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights1,864
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 → SNA
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 3,140 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,950 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 3,427 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 40 min · 2,245 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,408 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,509 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,675 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,740 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,062 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,066 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,069 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 2,049 flights
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