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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Tucson

ATL–TUS · 1,541 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Tucson International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
809
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 809 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

ATL–TUS flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 68% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–TUS flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Trending in the right direction.

ATL–TUS flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(116 flights)
  • Tue84%(110 flights)
  • Wed88%(108 flights)
  • Thu82%(117 flights)
  • Fri82%(114 flights)
  • Sat87%(108 flights)
  • Sun77%(117 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(357 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(197 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(131 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 76% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%58
July 202580%60
August 202582%61
September 202588%60
October 202579%62
November 202585%59
December 202577%69
January 202677%75
February 202680%70
March 202687%84
April 202694%70
May 202686%62

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Based on 809 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.