PHX to CLD flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Carlsbad, CA (CLD) · 306 miles
808 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.17%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.36%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
53 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
9 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 22.5 points more punctual than in January — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from PHX overall run 7.1 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion PHX has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Envoy Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from Phoenix to Carlsbad keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on PHX to CLD. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.
Every airline on PHX to CLD
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 808 | 84.17% | 1.36% | 53 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
CLD to PHX Carlsbad back to Phoenix 88.07% on time AOther routes from Phoenix
Common questions
Are flights from Phoenix to Carlsbad usually delayed?
84.17% of flights on the PHX to CLD route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Phoenix to Carlsbad?
Only Envoy Air appears in the published record on this route, with 808 flights and 84.17% arriving on time.
How often are PHX to CLD flights cancelled?
1.36% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Phoenix to Carlsbad?
April, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 74.2%.
When PHX to CLD flights are late, how late are they?
About 53 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PHX to CLD during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →