Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Phoenix
1,813 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–PHX arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 677 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights312
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights365
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 PIT → PHX
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,134 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 246 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 40 min · 513 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 55 min · 119 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 294 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 276 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 268 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 265 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 279 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 375 flights
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