TUS Tucson International Airport
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Tucson11:48·20°C·#112/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+7 min

Tucson (TUS) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +7 min, arrivals 4 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

11:00today +7 min on time

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

Tucson (TUS) delays today: 84% of the 45 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +7 min and arrivals 4 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 November 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Departures33 timed
On time82%27
Delayed18%6
typical now +7 min
Arrivals12 timed
On time83%10
Delayed17%2
typical now 4 min early
Departuresfull board ↗
11:21 12:241I 918PHX +63 min
11:50WN 1465DAL on time
12:09UA 6235IAH on time
12:16DL 4050SLC on time
12:19UA 5484ORD on time
12:46AA 1934PHX on time
12:52DL 3679SEA on time
13:06AA 2721DFW on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +19. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

11:56 12:061I 573SNA +10 min
12:05AA 1934PHX on time
12:12AA 2721DFW on time
12:12 12:14DL 3766LAX +2 min
12:21UA 5517ORD on time
12:42AA 4985LAX on time
2 of 31 still on the board · 6.5%
+63
1I 918 → PHX · dep 12:24
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 1.1% of the time.
+10
1I 573 from SNA · arr 12:06
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
live positions · 3-min feed
7aircraft inbound · next to land AA 1934 from PHX, lands ~11:50
on final · ~11:50
lands ~12:07
lands ~12:37
lands ~12:47

Positions as of 11:43 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why4 kt S winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at TUS in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Tucson

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +12 min departures.

+11
MON
+10
TUE
+8
WED
+10
THU
+11
FRI
+12
SAT
+12
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+8 min), heaviest on Sunday (+12 min).

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

Tucson airport delays today

TUS has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +7 min. Arrivals are 4 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 13:00 (+12 min expected).

Is Tucson (TUS) delayed right now?

TUS has minor delays. Departures +7 min, arrivals 4 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 84% of the 45 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Tucson (TUS)?

Winds S-170 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 20°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 30.04 inHg, Sky clear. 20°C. wind 4 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Tucson (TUS)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+8 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+12 min).

How often are flights delayed at TUS today?

We tracked 59 flights today: departures +7 min, arrivals 4 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for TUS?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SSE-160 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind170° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew20 / 9 °C
Pressure1017 hPa
KTUS 051753Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02000094 10200 20106 51001 $
11:00 to 13:00VFRWinds SSE-160 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
13:00 to 22:00VFRWinds NW-320 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
22:00 to 11:00VFRWinds SSE-150 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
METAR 10:53 local · 55m ago · delay window 10:33 local · How these are computed → methodology