Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s MRY → PHX flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	MRY	PHX	1h 57m	83%	1.2%	1,374	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MRY 05:00 → DEN 08:32UA 2754	2h 53m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	7h 25m	100%	87%
United Details →	MRY 13:54 → LAX 15:35UA 5523 · flown by SkyWest	47m Los Angeles	LAX 16:22 → PHX 17:59UA 5457 · flown by SkyWest	4h 05m	83%	81%
United Details →	MRY 15:30 → SFO 16:28UA 4729 · flown by SkyWest	2h 57m San Francisco	SFO 19:25 → PHX 21:39UA 2347	6h 09m	97%	80%
United Details →	MRY 12:29 → DEN 16:19UA 4713 · flown by SkyWest	3h 13m Denver	DEN 19:32 → PHX 20:32UA 1729	8h 03m	99%	75%
United Details →	MRY 12:00 → SFO 12:56UA 5557 · flown by SkyWest	3h 29m San Francisco	SFO 16:25 → PHX 18:39UA 574	6h 39m	96%	69%
Alaska Details →	MRY 06:00 → SAN 07:34AS 3384 · flown by SkyWest	3h 18m San Diego	SAN 10:52 → PHX 12:23AS 3023 · flown by SkyWest	6h 23m	100%	58%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MRY 12:42 → DFW 18:25AA 2140	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:14 → PHX 19:43AA 818	7h 01m	58%	29%
United Details →	MRY 08:00 → SFO 08:56UA 5502 · flown by SkyWest	1h 09m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → PHX 12:14UA 500	4h 14m	36%	25%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SFO · 1h 09m · leaves 08:00 64%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 47m · leaves 13:54 17%

DFW · 49m · leaves 12:42 42%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


United UA 5523 MRY 13:54 → LAX Delta DL 4077 LAX 17:41 → PHX Connection details →	2h 06m	5h 21m	96%	85%
United UA 2754 MRY 05:00 → DEN American AA 1757 DEN 12:15 → PHX Connection details →	3h 43m	8h 08m	100%	82%
Alaska AS 3384 MRY 06:00 → SAN American AA 2461 SAN 09:41 → PHX Connection details →	2h 07m	5h 09m	96%	75%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON