PHX to RDU flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) · 1,891 miles
811 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
74.44%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.99%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
57 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 23 points more punctual than in June — 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.
The two directions do not behave alike. RDU to PHX arrives on time 9.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 5 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on PHX to RDU. Southwest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on PHX to RDU
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 489 | 76.08% | 0.82% | 66 min | C |
| Southwest Airlines | 322 | 71.92% | 1.24% | 45 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
RDU to PHX Raleigh/Durham back to Phoenix 84.02% on time BOther routes from Phoenix
Common questions
Are flights from Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham usually delayed?
74.44% of flights on the PHX to RDU route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham?
American Airlines, at 76.08% on time across 489 flights. The least punctual on the route was Southwest Airlines at 71.92%.
How often are PHX to RDU flights cancelled?
0.99% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 10 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham?
February, when 84.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 61.7%.
When PHX to RDU flights are late, how late are they?
About 57 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 RDU 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 →