Route · PHX → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Phoenix to San Francisco
The PHX–SFO corridor (Phoenix, AZ → San Francisco, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 37 carriers across roughly 651 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.5%
- On-time
- -0.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 67 min
- Delay when late
- 24,798
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Jan 2025 90%
Worst Month
May 2024 47%
Distance
651 mi
Carriers
37
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 425 | 109 | 2 | 0 | WN,F9,AA,MQ,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 390 | 92 | 9 | 0 | OO,UA,F9,AA,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 366 | 106 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 342 | 78 | 4 | 0 | UA,WN,OO,F9,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 341 | 92 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,WN,F9,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 356 | 126 | 1 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 364 | 93 | 2 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 458 | 105 | 4 | 0 | AA,AS,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 498 | 111 | 0 | 0 | F9,OO,UA,WN,AA,AS |
| Mar 2025 | 480 | 118 | 0 | 1 | AA,AS,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 381 | 87 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 382 | 40 | 0 | 0 | AA,AS,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 434 | 93 | 1 | 0 | AA,AS,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 411 | 103 | 3 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,AS,F9,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 432 | 68 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS,OO,WN,F9,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 373 | 62 | 0 | 1 | WN,OO,UA,AA,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 381 | 67 | 4 | 0 | AA,F9,WN,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 363 | 92 | 5 | 0 | AA,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 358 | 122 | 1 | 0 | AA,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 415 | 219 | 3 | 0 | AA,AS,F9,MQ,OO,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 424 | 205 | 2 | 0 | AA,AS,F9,MQ,OO,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 452 | 234 | 2 | 0 | AA,AS,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 371 | 185 | 3 | 3 | AA,AS,F9,MQ,OO,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 364 | 131 | 18 | 0 | AA,AS,F9,MQ,WN,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
64 of 9,561 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
6 of 9,561 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PHX - Phoenix
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Phoenix, AZ.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About PHX to SFO
24,798 tracked flights put the PHX to SFO pairing (Phoenix to San Francisco) at a 78.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 67.3 minutes on average. Across the 651-mile route and its 37 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.7% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (9,561 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while May 2024 came in at just 47% - a 42-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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