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Route Reliability

Santa Ana → Phoenix

SNAPHX · 338 miles · John Wayne Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
4,577
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines84%2,424 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines83%289 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines81%1,864 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SNA–PHX flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SNA–PHX flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Southwest Airlines has a slight edge here.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 81%.

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
  • Mon84%(708 flights)
  • Tue84%(567 flights)
  • Wed86%(581 flights)
  • Thu82%(723 flights)
  • Fri83%(702 flights)
  • Sat90%(523 flights)
  • Sun75%(734 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(869 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(870 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(1017 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(908 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(781 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM95%(93 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 84% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%369
July 202580%378
August 202584%366
September 202587%341
October 202580%352
November 202571%393
December 202583%400
January 202683%376
February 202688%361
March 202682%426
April 202686%374
May 202687%402

Based on 4,577 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.