PHX to LAX flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport · 370 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PHX or LAX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles (LAX) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (90% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (71%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (95% on time); around 9pm did worst (68%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (88% on time) and Sunday the least (75%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%).
Which airline is most on time from PHX to LAX?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 100% | 0.0% | 1 min | 0.0% | 5 |
| Delta Air Lines | 94% | 0.7% | 10 min | 2.7% | 150 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 90% | 0.7% | 8 min | 3.4% | 2,638 |
| United Airlines | 87% | 1.1% | 12 min | 3.6% | 282 |
| Frontier Airlines | 83% | 1.2% | 15 min | 6.5% | 499 |
| American Airlines | 81% | 0.5% | 13 min | 6.2% | 2,049 |
| Southwest Airlines | 71% | 0.4% | 15 min | 6.4% | 1,983 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am95%759 flights
- 7am93%826 flights
- 8am85%374 flights
- 9am86%169 flights
- 10am88%841 flights
- 11am82%487 flights
- 12pm85%318 flights
- 1pm84%364 flights
- 2pm80%390 flights
- 3pm78%486 flights
- 4pm77%510 flights
- 5pm75%450 flights
- 6pm73%308 flights
- 7pm79%381 flights
- 8pm69%555 flights
- 9pm68%240 flights
- 10pm47%114 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday79%0.9% cancelled
- Tuesday88%0.6% cancelled
- Wednesday87%0.4% cancelled
- Thursday81%0.4% cancelled
- Friday82%0.7% cancelled
- Saturday84%0.6% cancelled
- Sunday75%0.8% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion48%
- Extreme weather29%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Security0%
PHX to LAX: common questions
- How often are PHX to LAX flights on time?
- 82% 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 Los Angeles cancelled?
- 0.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (48 of 7,606).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 12 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 60 min behind schedule on average, and 5.1% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PHX?
- Flights on this route spent 17 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: LAX to PHX — 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: PHX → LAX, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.