Historical on-time performance
Tucson to Phoenix
Flights on TUS–PHX arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,242 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights530
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights177
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights277
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.5%Flights2,258
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,211 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 2,544 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 35 min · 641 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,478 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,798 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,247 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,330 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,316 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,415 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,438 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,457 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,469 flights
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