Phoenix, AZ · Airport profile
PHX
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
PHX right now
Current operating conditions, from live sources only.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor. FAA operational data — ground stops, ground delay programs and closures — is not currently available to FlyerIntel.
FAA operational data is not currently available to FlyerIntel. Why
Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.
Forecast issued 23:25Z.
UpdatedSecurity wait data is not currently available for PHX. Why
Parking data is not currently available for PHX. Why
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Airport reliability
Departures from PHX, July 2023 – June 2026.
Better than 78% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)
Calculated from 582,422 flights. How this is calculated
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026
Best time to fly from PHX
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 90.1% of the time, against 72.8% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 17.3 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at PHX
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 8 AM, with about 46 departures a day, against roughly 18 at 9 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 5.7 percentage points.
By month
June is historically the weakest month and September the strongest, a spread of 10.1 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at PHX
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 200,703 | 77.8% | 0.57% | -3 min |
| American Airlines AA | 166,201 | 79.9% | 0.70% | -6 min |
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 78,954 | 83.9% | 0.44% | -7 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 31,682 | 87.8% | 0.73% | -11 min |
| United Airlines UA | 30,333 | 83.8% | 0.98% | -8 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 25,628 | 78.4% | 1.08% | -7 min |
| Envoy Air MQ | 25,593 | 86.0% | 0.45% | -6 min |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 15,601 | 84.1% | 0.99% | -5 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 3,140 | 69.8% | 1.53% | -3 min |
| Spirit Airlines NK | 2,495 | 73.6% | 1.84% | -3 min |
| Allegiant Air G4 | 1,177 | 76.2% | 0.85% | -5 min |
| Hawaiian Airlines HA | 915 | 80.3% | 0.11% | -2 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from PHX
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX → DEN Denver | 27,770 | 79.0% | 68 |
| PHX → LAX Los Angeles | 21,885 | 83.2% | 80 |
| PHX → SEA Seattle | 21,737 | 82.8% | 80 |
| PHX → LAS Las Vegas | 20,030 | 78.1% | 68 |
| PHX → ORD Chicago | 17,424 | 80.2% | 69 |
| PHX → SLC Salt Lake City | 17,312 | 84.6% | 83 |
| PHX → SAN San Diego | 17,172 | 76.4% | 66 |
| PHX → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 15,526 | 80.2% | 63 |
| PHX → SFO San Francisco | 14,134 | 70.8% | 57 |
| PHX → SNA Santa Ana | 13,229 | 82.1% | 79 |
| PHX → PDX Portland | 11,447 | 81.2% | 76 |
| PHX → ATL Atlanta | 11,113 | 83.4% | 76 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 582,422 departures from PHX. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.
Latest observation for PHX: METAR KPHX 292351Z 26010G25KT 10SM FEW110 FEW150 FEW250 44/13 A2971 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2249 SLP034 CB DSNT N-E-S AND NW T04390133 10450 20406 56023 (issued ).