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Route Reliability

Tucson → Phoenix

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

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3,335
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines85%177 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines84%3,158 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

TUS–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

TUS–PHX flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 79%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 84% to 85% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon79%(489 flights)
  • Tue86%(432 flights)
  • Wed90%(448 flights)
  • Thu85%(502 flights)
  • Fri85%(480 flights)
  • Sat87%(445 flights)
  • Sun79%(520 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(159 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(659 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(737 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(648 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(641 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(436 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 81% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%264
July 202586%261
August 202584%241
September 202585%215
October 202584%232
November 202580%249
December 202583%277
January 202683%276
February 202689%248
March 202683%359
April 202687%353
May 202685%341

Based on 3,335 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.