Historical on-time performance
Tucson to Atlanta
1,541 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUS–ATL arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 809 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel2.2%Flights809
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline67%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline72%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 18 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 TUS → ATL
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons90% on time · p90 5 min · 303 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,002 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 87% to 94% on time.
- Tuesdays94% on time · p90 5 min · 330 flights
- Wednesdays94% on time · p90 5 min · 327 flights
- Thursdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 353 flights
- Mondays90% on time · p90 10 min · 349 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 336 flights
- Fridays88% on time · p90 10 min · 356 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 350 flights
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