Airport reliability

Tucson (TUS) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Tucson, AZ (TUS) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Tucson, AZ19,555 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 82.5%
Cancelled: 0.9%
60+ minutes late: 6.2%
Scheduled departures: 19,555

What this means

TUS departures beat the U.S. average.

82.5% of the 19,555 scheduled departures from Tucson (TUS) arrived at their destination on time, 6.9 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
0.9% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 6.2% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at TUS were on time 77.6% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from TUS (88.3%) and American Airlines the least (78.6%).
Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from TUS (87.0% on time) and June the least reliable (78.6%).
Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (94.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (63.4%).

Airlines at TUS

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from TUS, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Delta Air Lines	88.3%	2.0%	3.7%	116 min	1,120
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	85.9%	0.7%	5.3%	75 min	608
United Airlines	84.7%	0.8%	5.6%	75 min	1,259
Alaska Airlines	84.7%	0.8%	2.3%	44 min	603
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	83.6%	0.5%	6.4%	80 min	8,151
Southwest Airlines	80.7%	0.4%	6.0%	59 min	4,602
American Airlines	78.6%	2.5%	8.1%	100 min	2,989
Frontier Airlines	78.5%	2.2%	6.7%	80 min	223

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 94.1%

6a 92.6%

7a 89.4%

8a 83.3%

9a 82.4%

10a 84.0%

11a 85.2%

12p 80.0%

1p 79.5%

2p 77.5%

3p 68.3%

4p 78.2%

5p 78.4%

6p 73.3%

7p 63.4%

8p 68.4%

9p Insufficient sample

10p Insufficient sample

Share of scheduled flights on time TUS average 82.5%

Departures from TUS by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	94.1%	1,001
Departing 6 am to 7 am	92.6%	2,311
Departing 7 am to 8 am	89.4%	2,304
Departing 8 am to 9 am	83.3%	963
Departing 9 am to 10 am	82.4%	1,182
Departing 10 am to 11 am	84.0%	1,105
Departing 11 am to noon	85.2%	1,497
Departing noon to 1 pm	80.0%	1,808
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	79.5%	1,563
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	77.5%	1,035
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	68.3%	933
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	78.2%	1,171
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	78.4%	1,211
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	73.3%	692
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	63.4%	454
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	68.4%	275
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	Insufficient sample	48
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	Insufficient sample	2

Best and worst months at TUS

Jan 84.8%

Feb 84.9%

Mar 83.3%

Apr 84.6%

May 78.9%

Jun 78.6%

Jul 79.5%

Aug 82.0%

Sep 87.0%

Oct 86.0%

Nov 85.8%

Dec 84.4%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 82.5%

Departures from TUS by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	84.8%	5,186
February	84.9%	4,872
March	83.3%	5,701
April	84.6%	5,397
May	78.9%	5,082
June	78.6%	4,243
July	79.5%	4,231
August	82.0%	4,249
September	87.0%	4,237
October	86.0%	4,779
November	85.8%	4,943
December	84.4%	5,250

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 83.7%

Oct 84.5%

Nov 82.3%

Dec 82.1%

Jan 83.9%

Feb 86.3%

Mar 82.3%

Apr 84.9%

May 79.4%

Jun 78.2%

Jul 80.1%

Aug 81.5%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from TUS, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	83.7%	1,371
Oct 2025	84.5%	1,598
Nov 2025	82.3%	1,753
Dec 2025	82.1%	1,784
Jan 2026	83.9%	1,738
Feb 2026	86.3%	1,646
Mar 2026	82.3%	1,923
Apr 2026	84.9%	1,834
May 2026	79.4%	1,691
Jun 2026	78.2%	1,399
Jul 2026	80.1%	1,398
Aug 2026	81.5%	1,420

Busiest routes from TUS

Nonstop routes from TUS by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Phoenix (PHX)	83.1%	0.5%	4	3,511
Denver (DEN)	83.2%	0.6%	4	2,719
Los Angeles (LAX)	86.1%	0.4%	2	2,607
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	78.3%	3.2%	3	2,189
Las Vegas (LAS)	84.2%	0.2%	2	1,319
Salt Lake City (SLC)	92.2%	0.3%	2	1,112
Chicago (ORD)	74.8%	1.3%	4	1,066
Seattle (SEA)	85.4%	0.7%	3	1,065
San Francisco (SFO)	65.9%	0.4%	2	945
Atlanta (ATL)	89.7%	1.7%	1	809
San Diego (SAN)	72.9%	0.5%	1	663
Portland (PDX)	93.2%	0.0%	2	365
Chicago (MDW)	77.7%	0.8%	1	264
Houston (IAH)	89.4%	1.8%	2	226
Dallas (DAL)	82.4%	0.9%	1	221
Minneapolis (MSP)	82.1%	3.5%	1	173
Houston (HOU)	88.7%	0.0%	1	141
Santa Ana (SNA)	84.7%	2.4%	1	124

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Tucson, AZ (TUS) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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