Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Tucson
Flights on PHX–TUS arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,238 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-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights530
- American AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.5%Flights275
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.5%Flights2,257
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 → TUS
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,956 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,755 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,491 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,691 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,777 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,242 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,332 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,319 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,455 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,436 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,422 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,468 flights
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