Route Reliability
Phoenix → Raleigh–Durham
PHX–RDU · 1,891 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 790
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines78%468 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines74%322 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PHX–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
PHX–RDU flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 72%.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 74%.
Recent months have been rougher.
PHX–RDU flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
- Mon75%(116 flights)
- Tue80%(93 flights)
- Wed79%(99 flights)
- Thu83%(117 flights)
- Fri72%(116 flights)
- Sat72%(121 flights)
- Sun76%(119 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM83%(36 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(202 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(99 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(419 flights)
- 6–9 PM67%(21 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(3 flights)
Jun 63% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 60 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 61 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 53 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 51 |
| October 2025 | 70% | 60 |
| November 2025 | 84% | 70 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 69 |
| January 2026 | 82% | 39 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 59 |
| March 2026 | 65% | 88 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 84 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 87 |
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Based on 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.