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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Los Angeles

PHX–LAX · 370 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
7,608
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines91%1,716 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines91%1,340 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines85%482 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines83%2,037 flights
  5. 5.Southwest Airlines75%2,033 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 65% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–LAX flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 75%.

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%(1134 flights)
  • Tue89%(1032 flights)
  • Wed88%(1050 flights)
  • Thu82%(1127 flights)
  • Fri84%(1123 flights)
  • Sat88%(943 flights)
  • Sun77%(1150 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(29 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(1970 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(1442 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(1117 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(1426 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(1226 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(349 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 85% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%604
July 202585%605
August 202583%616
September 202587%578
October 202582%666
November 202581%640
December 202582%665
January 202685%630
February 202685%598
March 202684%676
April 202685%640
May 202684%641

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Based on 7,608 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.