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IAD → PHX

Washington Dulles International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
81.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
63 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
979
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 38%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 37%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 23%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 75.6% 87
October 2025 75.3% 97
November 2025 74.8% 109
December 2025 82.4% 108
January 2026 89.4% 98
February 2026 84.0% 81
March 2026 83.6% 117
April 2026 89.0% 91
May 2026 84.4% 96
June 2026 72.7% 33
July 2026 79.3% 31
August 2026 71.0% 31

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
United Airlines 704 85.2% 0.9% 72 min
Southwest Airlines 275 71.0% 0.7% 51 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • UA1938

    21% late · 361 flights

  • UA642

    13% late · 130 flights

  • UA267

    5% late · 79 flights

  • UA709

    1% late · 71 flights

  • WN2836

    24% late · 58 flights

  • WN1010

    11% late · 47 flights

  • WN2678

    32% late · 45 flights

  • UA453

    12% late · 42 flights

  • WN3756

    30% late · 33 flights

  • WN3044

    40% late · 31 flights

  • WN3101

    52% late · 31 flights

  • UA1184

    10% late · 21 flights

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