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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Wichita

PHX–ICT · 870 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
719
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines84%169 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%550 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

PHX–ICT flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–ICT flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 76%.

Slipping a little lately.

PHX–ICT flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(108 flights)
  • Tue83%(93 flights)
  • Wed81%(84 flights)
  • Thu81%(105 flights)
  • Fri79%(110 flights)
  • Sat80%(91 flights)
  • Sun72%(117 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(78 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(201 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(63 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(343 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 53% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%32
July 202567%30
August 202565%23
September 202587%30
October 202579%61
November 202582%71
December 202582%77
January 202680%71
February 202686%71
March 202673%86
April 202681%78
May 202678%78

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Based on 719 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.