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Route Reliability

Wichita → Phoenix

ICTPHX · 870 miles · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
716
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines86%547 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines84%169 flights

What the data says

3–6 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 3–6 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, against 85% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ICT–PHX flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 81%.

Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 84% to 86% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

ICT–PHX flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 89% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(110 flights)
  • Tue82%(93 flights)
  • Wed88%(88 flights)
  • Thu82%(101 flights)
  • Fri93%(111 flights)
  • Sat92%(92 flights)
  • Sun81%(115 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(357 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(42 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(271 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 76% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%33
July 202597%31
August 202579%24
September 202593%30
October 202587%61
November 202581%73
December 202591%77
January 202689%70
February 202689%71
March 202687%86
April 202681%78
May 202680%76

Based on 716 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.