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Route Reliability

San Jose → Phoenix

SJCPHX · 621 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
3,039
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines88%1,154 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines80%1,885 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SJC–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 66% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SJC–PHX flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 78%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.

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%(449 flights)
  • Tue88%(412 flights)
  • Wed85%(412 flights)
  • Thu80%(461 flights)
  • Fri84%(452 flights)
  • Sat88%(359 flights)
  • Sun78%(472 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(832 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(577 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(500 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(521 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(495 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(92 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 81% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%239
July 202583%245
August 202585%207
September 202586%198
October 202577%252
November 202580%270
December 202583%276
January 202689%242
February 202684%250
March 202683%300
April 202686%270
May 202684%268

Based on 3,039 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.