Historical on-time performance
Santa Fe to Phoenix
370 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAF–PHX arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 516 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.6%Flights516
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 3 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 SAF → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 60 min · 695 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 175 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 194 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 166 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 196 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 191 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 208 flights
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