PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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+28 min

Phoenix (PHX) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +28 min, arrivals +8 min. 1 of 772 flights cancelled (0.1%).

Hour by hour
15:00today +28 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Phoenix (PHX) delays today: 41% of the 196 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +28 min and arrivals +8 min, across 772 flights tracked so far today. 1 of 772 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.1%). Security wait at PHX is up to 6–10 min at Terminal 3. Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. As of 14:55 local. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 13 October 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

Departures99 timed
On time27%27
Delayed73%72
typical now +28 min
Arrivals97 timed
On time49%48
Delayed51%49
typical now +8 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
11:14 21:45DL2419SEA Seattle · gate F9+631 min
14:55 15:25WN3346ABQ Albuquerque · gate D6+30 min
15:04 16:43AA6353SGU St George · gate B16+99 min
15:05 15:45WN1679MDW Chicago · gate C19+40 min
15:11AA3609CLD Carlsbad · gate B12on time
15:15AA3978DEN Denver · gate B1on time
15:17AA1078ORD Chicago · gate A17on time
15:17 15:29AA1548DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate A11+12 min

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +38. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:01 15:13AA4048EUG from Eugene+432 min
13:00 16:08WN468BOI from Boise+188 min
13:00 16:08WN468LOS from Lagos+188 min
13:00 16:08WN468SMF from Sacramento+188 min
13:15 15:24WN8512BUR from Burbank+129 min
14:32 16:05AA3065SAN from San Diego+93 min
09:00AA2053SAN from San DiegoCancelled
Running late right now108 of 932 still on the board · 12%
+631
DL2419 → Seattle · dep 21:45
Flights this late at PHX still cancel only 3.3% of the time.
+432
AA4048 from Eugene · arr 15:13
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
+188
WN468 from Boise · arr 16:08
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+188
WN468 from Lagos · arr 16:08
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~41 min.
In the air to PHXlive positions · 3-min feed
92aircraft inbound · next to land AA1640 from Chicago, lands ~15:21
AA1640Chicago
on final · ~15:21
AA2137Lagos
on final · ~15:22
AA801Dallas-Fort Worth
on final · ~15:22
WN1880San Diego
on final · ~15:22

Positions as of 15:15 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
SGUSt George+99m
BOIBoise+53m
ELPEl Paso+52m
AUSAustin+47m
TUSTucson+42m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LFContour Airlines+40m
WNSouthwest Airlines+35m
AAAmerican Airlines+22m
DLDelta Air Lines+15m
Security wait up to 6–10 min
  • Terminal 3 6–10 min
  • T4 Checkpoint A 6–10 min
  • T4 Checkpoint B 6–10 min
  • T4 Checkpoint C 5–9 min
  • T4 Checkpoint D 5–9 min
Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. · As of 14:55 local.
Cancelled 0.1%1 of 772 A typical day here runs ~0.6%. Today is holding at or below normal. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 5th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +20 min departures.

Typical week here
+19
MON
+17
TUE
+16
WED
+21
THU
+18
FRI
+18
SAT
+20
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+16 min), heaviest on Thursday (+21 min).

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Sample · what you getPHX went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/phoenix-PHX

Phoenix airport delays today

Delays are building at PHX. A typical departure is currently +28 min. Arrivals are +8 min. Cancellations: 1 of 772 tracked flights (0.1%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 22:00 (+11 min expected).

Nearby gateways: TUS LAS PSP SAN ONT ABQ · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Phoenix

Is Phoenix (PHX) delayed right now?

Delays are building at PHX. Departures +28 min, arrivals +8 min. 1 of 772 flights cancelled (0.1%). 41% of the 196 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the best day to fly from Phoenix (PHX)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+16 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+21 min).

How often are flights delayed at PHX today?

We tracked 772 flights today: departures +28 min, arrivals +8 min. 0.1% of tracked operations were cancelled.

Are there cancellations at PHX today?

1 cancellation across 772 tracked flights today (0.1% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
Dep index
1.9/5Arr index
0.0/5
delay window 14:54 local · How these are computed → methodology