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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Phoenix

LAX–PHX · 370 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
7,608
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines89%1,341 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines86%1,716 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines80%2,038 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines77%2,032 flights
  5. 5.Frontier Airlines74%481 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

LAX–PHX flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 78%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 74%.

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
  • Mon81%(1142 flights)
  • Tue87%(1029 flights)
  • Wed86%(1045 flights)
  • Thu81%(1129 flights)
  • Fri78%(1096 flights)
  • Sat85%(950 flights)
  • Sun78%(1151 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(276 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(1437 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(1188 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(1338 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(1246 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(1343 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(714 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 83% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%604
July 202581%603
August 202584%610
September 202584%577
October 202582%666
November 202576%636
December 202583%665
January 202684%629
February 202681%598
March 202680%674
April 202684%637
May 202681%643

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Based on 7,608 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.