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Route Reliability

Ontario → Phoenix

ONTPHX · 325 miles · Ontario International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3,095
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines83%1,487 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines83%1,608 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ONT–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 67% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 85% on time on Tuesdays against 81% on Sundays.

Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon82%(461 flights)
  • Tue85%(441 flights)
  • Wed84%(429 flights)
  • Thu84%(469 flights)
  • Fri83%(462 flights)
  • Sat84%(359 flights)
  • Sun81%(457 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(296 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(567 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(429 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(616 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(694 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(461 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 81% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%260
July 202582%261
August 202584%237
September 202587%222
October 202577%258
November 202574%265
December 202581%282
January 202685%259
February 202688%240
March 202686%288
April 202687%252
May 202688%254

Based on 3,095 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.