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Airport Reliability

TUS · Tucson

Tucson International Airport

84%
Departures within 15 minutes
10 min
Average departure delay
80%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 20,198 departures and 20,198 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from TUS departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 87% on time on Saturdays against 81% on Sundays.

When TUS gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 AM94%(930 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(5670 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(3978 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(4594 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(3313 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(1408 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(51 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(2942 flights)
  • Tue86%(2703 flights)
  • Wed87%(2701 flights)
  • Thu84%(2957 flights)
  • Fri84%(2928 flights)
  • Sat87%(2601 flights)
  • Sun81%(3113 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 81% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%1516
July 202583%1483
August 202584%1443
September 202585%1406
October 202586%1631
November 202585%1763
December 202584%1834
January 202687%1724
February 202687%1649
March 202684%1919
April 202686%1843
May 202681%1734

Airlines departing TUS

Busiest routes from TUS

Based on 20,198 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.