Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Phoenix
1,813 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–PHX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 690 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights344
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 4 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 PIT → PHX
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,145 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 325 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 40 min · 568 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 55 min · 133 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 309 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 319 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 285 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 281 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 291 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 318 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 374 flights
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