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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Phoenix

PHLPHX · 2,076 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,311
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 2,311 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–PHX flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Trending in the right direction.

PHL–PHX flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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
  • Mon81%(329 flights)
  • Tue84%(316 flights)
  • Wed84%(306 flights)
  • Thu78%(330 flights)
  • Fri81%(329 flights)
  • Sat81%(311 flights)
  • Sun77%(337 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(477 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(559 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(359 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(499 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(290 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(74 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 75% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%204
July 202565%201
August 202577%173
September 202587%154
October 202584%178
November 202583%192
December 202572%201
January 202679%163
February 202685%164
March 202690%209
April 202685%207
May 202688%212

Based on 2,311 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.