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Route Reliability

Tucson → Atlanta

TUS–ATL · 1,541 miles · Tucson International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
809
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 93% of the time across 809 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

TUS–ATL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 88% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TUS–ATL flights arrived on time 96% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 87%.

Slipping a little lately.

TUS–ATL flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 93% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(115 flights)
  • Tue95%(110 flights)
  • Wed95%(109 flights)
  • Thu93%(117 flights)
  • Fri96%(112 flights)
  • Sat91%(107 flights)
  • Sun87%(117 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM97%(360 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(354 flights)
  • 3–6 PM93%(73 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 93% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%55
July 202594%62
August 202597%60
September 202598%60
October 202592%62
November 202586%59
December 202593%69
January 202695%75
February 202693%70
March 202686%83
April 202697%70
May 202689%62

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Based on 809 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.