Flights Tucson → Phoenix
TUS → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 86%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 962 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 7.8 minutes. The destination airport serves over 44 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest in the region.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Tucson (TUS) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1219 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Phoenix (PHX) heads north-west for about 178 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of TUS-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,219 tracked TUS-PHX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about TUS-PHX
On the Tucson (TUS) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1219 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Phoenix is 0.16% across 1219 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
