Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Phoenix
338 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–PHX arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 4,387 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights2,424
- American AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,864
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.0%Flights99
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline48%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 29 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 SNA → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 3,726 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 3,627 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,675 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 35 min · 681 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 40 min · 2,461 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,510 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,689 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,739 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,050 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,070 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,065 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 2,047 flights
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