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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Phoenix

ATL–PHX · 1,587 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
3,791
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines81%614 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines75%2,312 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines73%661 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines68%204 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–PHX flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 72%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 68%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(574 flights)
  • Tue77%(496 flights)
  • Wed77%(508 flights)
  • Thu72%(543 flights)
  • Fri75%(557 flights)
  • Sat79%(499 flights)
  • Sun72%(572 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(904 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(621 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(474 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(646 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(722 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(376 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 63% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%309
July 202567%314
August 202576%298
September 202580%286
October 202579%320
November 202577%317
December 202576%331
January 202676%276
February 202673%257
March 202685%344
April 202679%358
May 202668%339

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Based on 3,791 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.