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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Tucson

PHXTUS · 109 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson International Airport

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3,332
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines84%3,156 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines75%176 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHX–TUS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–TUS flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 78%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 84% 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%(494 flights)
  • Tue87%(427 flights)
  • Wed87%(446 flights)
  • Thu83%(501 flights)
  • Fri81%(478 flights)
  • Sat88%(450 flights)
  • Sun78%(515 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(573 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(557 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(730 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(600 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(604 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(245 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 80% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%262
July 202584%260
August 202585%241
September 202583%213
October 202584%232
November 202584%249
December 202589%278
January 202682%275
February 202684%249
March 202683%359
April 202683%352
May 202682%341

Based on 3,332 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.