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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Memphis

PHX–MEM · 1,264 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Memphis International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
540
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines74%356 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines71%179 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (4 flights), Delta Air Lines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 64% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

PHX–MEM flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 71% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon64%(87 flights)
  • Tue79%(62 flights)
  • Wed76%(58 flights)
  • Thu69%(83 flights)
  • Fri79%(85 flights)
  • Sat81%(63 flights)
  • Sun68%(95 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM—(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(104 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(22 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(59 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(341 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 63% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%56
July 202553%59
August 202575%47
September 202591%35
October 202570%50
November 202570%50
December 202567%49
January 202679%38
February 202691%46
March 202666%41
April 202687%31
May 202687%31

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Based on 540 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.