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Route Reliability

Phoenix → FAT

PHX–FAT · 493 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to FAT Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1,431
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 1,431 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–FAT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 65% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–FAT flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Ticking up lately.

PHX–FAT flights arrived on time 84% 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
  • Mon78%(211 flights)
  • Tue88%(180 flights)
  • Wed85%(188 flights)
  • Thu77%(219 flights)
  • Fri79%(209 flights)
  • Sat81%(193 flights)
  • Sun76%(221 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(254 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(353 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(157 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(306 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(270 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(81 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 78% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%94
July 202571%92
August 202584%100
September 202583%93
October 202578%129
November 202582%131
December 202577%139
January 202678%134
February 202681%121
March 202680%148
April 202686%121
May 202686%119

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Based on 1,431 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.