American Airlines DTW to PHX on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Phoenix · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.6%
4 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
96 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DTW to PHX arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (57%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)57%
- Late-arriving aircraft27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to PHX
- Delta Air Lines75% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines72% on time · 38 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines86% on time · 11 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines80% on time · 9 min avg delay
Full DTW to PHX comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
628 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 4 cancelled, 3 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.