Route Reliability
Phoenix → Atlanta
PHX–ATL · 1,587 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 3,790
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines87%2,311 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines80%660 flights
- 3.American Airlines76%614 flights
- 4.Frontier Airlines73%205 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PHX–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.
Wednesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 86% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Sundays.
Delta Air Lines runs this route best.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 73%.
Slipping a little lately.
PHX–ATL flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% 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
- Mon84%(574 flights)
- Tue83%(493 flights)
- Wed86%(507 flights)
- Thu83%(546 flights)
- Fri83%(558 flights)
- Sat81%(499 flights)
- Sun80%(571 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
- 3–6 AM94%(49 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(1073 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(719 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(643 flights)
- 3–6 PM78%(546 flights)
- 6–9 PM58%(12 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM82%(704 flights)
Jun 76% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 307 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 315 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 299 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 292 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 320 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 316 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 329 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 277 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 257 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 341 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 357 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 338 |
Keep nerding
Based on 3,790 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.