Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Tucson
110 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–TUS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,195 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights606
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights2,255
- American AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights334
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → TUS
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,832 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,462 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,409 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 45 min · 1,638 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,694 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,169 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,231 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,256 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,338 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,350 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,329 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,366 flights
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