AZA to MOT flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Mesa Gateway Airport to Minot International Airport · 1,164 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at AZA or MOT 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 Minot (MOT) arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (94% on time); around 1pm did worst (67%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (94% on time) and Friday the least (79%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (68%).
Which airline is most on time from AZA to MOT?
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% | 9 min | 4.6% | 153 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am94%34 flights
- 7am94%31 flights
- 8am94%16 flights
- 1pm67%15 flights
- 2pm81%21 flights
- 3pm78%32 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday88%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday67%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday94%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday100%0.0% cancelled
- Friday79%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday90%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday100%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)68%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather11%
- Late-arriving aircraft4%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
AZA to MOT: common questions
- How often are AZA to MOT 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 Minot cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 153).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 9 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 62 min behind schedule on average, and 4.6% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at AZA?
- Flights on this route spent 14 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: MOT to AZA — 77% 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 → MOT, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.