AZA to BIL flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Mesa Gateway Airport to Billings Logan International Airport · 878 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at AZA or BIL right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Phoenix (AZA) to Billings (BIL) arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (94% on time); around 2pm did worst (74%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (91% on time) and Sunday the least (78%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (67%).
Which airline is most on time from AZA to BIL?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 86% | 0.0% | 10 min | 4.0% | 178 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8am94%17 flights
- 9am88%16 flights
- 10am88%25 flights
- 11am93%30 flights
- 12pm70%10 flights
- 1pm77%32 flights
- 2pm74%19 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday86%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday85%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday91%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday79%0.0% cancelled
- Friday86%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday89%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday78%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)67%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Security3%
- Extreme weather0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
AZA to BIL: common questions
- How often are AZA to BIL flights on time?
- 86% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Phoenix to Billings cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 178).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 10 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 61 min behind schedule on average, and 4.0% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at AZA?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: BIL to AZA — 81% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: AZA → BIL, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.