Route · LGB → PHX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Long Beach to Phoenix
The LGB–PHX corridor (Long Beach, CA → Phoenix, AZ) runs ahead of the national average, served by 12 carriers across roughly 355 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.5%
- On-time
- +5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 65 min
- Delay when late
- 9,520
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Jan 2025 93%
Worst Month
Nov 2025 67%
Distance
355 mi
Carriers
12
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 139 | 30 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 135 | 44 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 120 | 14 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 127 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 125 | 19 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 131 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 148 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 133 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 136 | 10 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 138 | 23 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 136 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 125 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 107 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 111 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 119 | 29 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 115 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 119 | 24 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 117 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 123 | 31 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 112 | 18 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 115 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
14 of 3,013 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
1 of 3,013 flights
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LGB - Long Beach
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Long Beach, CA.
Origin airport →PHX - Phoenix
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What the Data Says About LGB to PHX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Long Beach to Phoenix (LGB to PHX) running a 84.5% on-time rate over 9,520 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 65.3 minutes. The 355-mile corridor is served by 12 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 3,013 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Nov 2025 came in at just 67% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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