Historical on-time performance
Tucson to Los Angeles
Flights on TUS–LAX arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,567 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights2,113
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights454
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)58%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 12 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 → LAX
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,565 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,438 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,903 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 735 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,071 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,068 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 994 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,125 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,139 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,124 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,138 flights
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