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Airport month · July 2026
Phoenix Sky Harbor International in July 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 16,096 domestic departures from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX). 69.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 69.0% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so PHX departures were 0.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 15,729 departures with 73.0% leaving on time: a change of −3.3 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at PHX that month were on time 73.6% of the time (16,092 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 69.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.6%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.5%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | PHX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 69.7% | 73.0% | 76.1% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 69.0% | 74.4% | 77.4% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 22.0 min | 19.4 min | 15.8 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 537 | 524 | 542 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 16,096 | 15,729 | 197,642 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 5,224 | 32% | 65.4% | 15.3 min | 0.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 5,070 | 31% | 65.7% | 21.5 min | 1.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,030 | 13% | 75.2% | 14.5 min | 0.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,133 | 7% | 78.7% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 865 | 5% | 81.2% | 5.0 min | 2.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 736 | 5% | 67.8% | 24.4 min | 2.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 555 | 3% | 70.8% | 16.6 min | 1.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 434 | 3% | 74.0% | 5.9 min | 0.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 31 | 0% | 51.6% | 6.0 min | 22.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 18 | 0% | 55.6% | 33.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX–DEN | Phoenix to Denver | 682 | 64.8% | 21.8 min | 1.0% |
| PHX–LAX | Phoenix to Los Angeles | 616 | 75.6% | 9.5 min | 0.3% |
| PHX–SEA | Phoenix to Seattle | 578 | 77.7% | 4.0 min | 0.5% |
| PHX–SAN | Phoenix to San Diego | 542 | 57.4% | 22.5 min | 1.3% |
| PHX–LAS | Phoenix to Las Vegas | 489 | 69.5% | 20.5 min | 1.4% |
| PHX–DFW | Phoenix to Dallas/Fort Worth | 479 | 72.0% | 10.3 min | 1.3% |
| PHX–SLC | Phoenix to Salt Lake City | 447 | 80.1% | 7.2 min | 0.7% |
| PHX–ORD | Phoenix to Chicago | 433 | 67.4% | 17.5 min | 2.8% |
| PHX–SNA | Phoenix to Santa Ana | 411 | 71.8% | 14.7 min | 0.7% |
| PHX–SFO | Phoenix to San Francisco | 404 | 43.1% | 37.1 min | 0.5% |
| PHX–TUS | Phoenix to Tucson | 330 | 74.5% | 14.5 min | 0.0% |
| PHX–PDX | Phoenix to Portland | 329 | 67.5% | 12.0 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PHX on time in July 2026?
69.7% of 16,096 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 69.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 73.0% of 15,729 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 69.7% and 0.9% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PHX · methodology · corrections.