Route Reliability
Tucson → Los Angeles
TUS–LAX · 451 miles · Tucson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 2,567
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines90%1,009 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines84%454 flights
- 3.American Airlines83%1,104 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
TUS–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
TUS–LAX flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 80%.
Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 83%.
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
- Mon84%(377 flights)
- Tue87%(360 flights)
- Wed88%(351 flights)
- Thu88%(370 flights)
- Fri86%(378 flights)
- Sat89%(331 flights)
- Sun80%(388 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(764 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(565 flights)
- 12–3 PM84%(415 flights)
- 3–6 PM81%(620 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(190 flights)
Jun 88% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 88% | 208 |
| July 2025 | 83% | 209 |
| August 2025 | 85% | 206 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 195 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 212 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 214 |
| December 2025 | 88% | 224 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 203 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 196 |
| March 2026 | 89% | 229 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 226 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 233 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,567 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.