VECAVU
Flights VU475 12:58 Tu
live
Direct flights from Tucson (TUS) to Safford (SAD): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 147 km, an estimated 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tucson and Safford. Updated 20 October 2026 at 22:33 UTC.
TUS
Tucson
busy · +17
SAD
Safford
tracking
147 km · ~0h 41m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100
route health from live TUS and SAD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+1 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~0h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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VECA
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Tucson to Safford route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TUS to SAD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/TUS-SAD
TUS to SAD questions
Is TUS–SAD running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at TUS is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from TUS to SAD?
Great-circle distance is 147 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–43 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does TUS–SAD fly?
VECA runs the route with about 1 flight a week (tue). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at TUS and arrival-side delay at SAD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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