TUS to PHX flight delays

TUS PHX Tucson to Phoenix Sky Harbor · 110 miles

9,826 flights were scheduled from TUS to PHX over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 9,785 that made the trip, 85.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
9,826
Arrived on time
85.1%
Cancelled
0.4%
Scheduled distance
110 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on TUS–PHX, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
SkyWest Airlines 84.9% 82 min 0.2% 6,536
Envoy Air 86.7% 62 min 0.6% 1,668
American Airlines 84.3% 100 min 0.8% 1,385
Southwest Airlines 82.7% 60 min 0% 237

Month by month

March was the month to avoid on TUS–PHX: 81.6% of flights arrived on time, against 88.4% in April. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 85.1%.
Arrival on-time share, TUS to PHX, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 85.6% 814
February 87.5% 759
March 81.6% 983
April 88.4% 943
May 85.2% 956
June 82.8% 864
July 83.3% 738
August 86.1% 710
September 87.3% 685
October 84.6% 740
November 83.9% 791
December 85.3% 843

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

TUS to PHX in one number

TUS → PHX

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 81 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 9,826 flights

85.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about TUS to PHX

Which airline is most reliable from TUS to PHX?
Envoy Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 86.7% of the time, with 1,668 scheduled. Southwest Airlines came in at 82.7% over 237 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly TUS to PHX?
March, at 81.6% of arrivals on time, with 983 flights scheduled. April was the best of the year at 88.4%.
How late are TUS–PHX flights when they are late?
81 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the TUS to PHX flight cancelled?
0.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at PHX less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.