The flight time from Atlanta to Phoenix is 4 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 39 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
85%
American
82%
Southwest
82%
Frontier
61%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Phoenix is 4 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 39 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Phoenix is 1587 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Atlanta
3 hours, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h
Delta
4h 2m
American
4h 5m
Frontier
4h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

70

Distance

1587 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
42
American
12
Southwest
10
Frontier
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Phoenix by plane is 1587 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Phoenix?

The flight time from Atlanta to Phoenix is 4 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 39 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Phoenix?

Southwest, Delta, American, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 10 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 219 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Phoenix, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%
American 82% 18% 0%
Frontier 61% 39% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Phoenix, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 14 220 5 240
Delta 15 218 7 242
American 16 219 8 245
Frontier 18 221 10 255

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7pm 0.37
11am 0.96
12pm 0.49
10pm 0.58
6pm 1.52
9am 0.04
4pm 0.52
9pm 0.44
3pm 0.11
6am 0.55
5pm 0.03
10am 0.2
2pm 0.36
8pm 0.87
8am 1.64
7am 0.61
11pm 0.19
1pm 0.49

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Phoenix that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 273
February 259
March 335
April 348
May 334
June 307
July 308
August 291
September 292
October 301
November 298
December 319

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Phoenix that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 10.17
Tuesday 9.58
Wednesday 10.1
Thursday 9.98
Friday 10.13
Saturday 9.63
Sunday 10.88

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
American 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7pm 16 224 7 248
11am 15 215 7 239
12pm 12 224 8 249
10pm 16 214 7 242
6pm 15 216 7 239
9am 13 223 5 242
4pm 14 226 7 247
9pm 15 223 9 253
3pm 18 215 9 244
6am 13 221 5 240
5pm 16 221 8 245
10am 16 221 6 246
2pm 14 213 8 239
8pm 15 214 7 239
8am 17 219 6 246
7am 15 224 8 250
11pm 16 220 8 246
1pm 15 213 8 238
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.