PSC to AZA flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Tri Cities Airport to Mesa Gateway Airport · 977 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PSC or AZA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Pasco/Kennewick/Richland (PSC) to Phoenix (AZA) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 6pm did best (90% on time); around 7pm did worst (62%).
- Thursday was the most reliable day to fly (81% on time) and Saturday the least (40%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (52%).
Which airline is most on time from PSC to AZA?
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 | 74% | 0.0% | 24 min | 6.8% | 133 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am79%33 flights
- 6pm90%21 flights
- 7pm62%45 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday50%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday75%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday81%0.0% cancelled
- Friday25%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday40%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday77%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)52%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
PSC to AZA: common questions
- How often are PSC to AZA flights on time?
- 74% 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 Pasco/Kennewick/Richland to Phoenix cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 133).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 24 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 86 min behind schedule on average, and 6.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PSC?
- Flights on this route spent 12 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: AZA to PSC — 86% on time
More flights from Pasco/Kennewick/Richland
More flights to Phoenix
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: PSC → AZA, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.