The flight time from Austin to Phoenix is 2 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 5 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
84%
American
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Phoenix is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Phoenix is 872 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Austin
2 hours, 7 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 24m
American
2h 27m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

63

Distance

872 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
36
American
26

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Austin to Phoenix by plane is 872 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Phoenix?

The flight time from Austin to Phoenix is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 24 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 27 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Phoenix?

American and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 36 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 Austin 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 125 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 5 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 Austin to Phoenix, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
American 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin 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 12 126 5 144
American 14 125 8 147

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
5pm 0.38
6am 0.84
10am 0.22
5am 0.12
9am 0.13
7pm 0.65
4pm 0.35
8pm 0.32
9pm 0.41
10pm 0.26
1pm 0.51
8am 0.4
3pm 0.68
7am 0.74
6pm 0.92
2pm 0.66
11am 0.44
12pm 0.86

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 258
February 237
March 282
April 268
May 272
June 246
July 262
August 271
September 285
October 304
November 295
December 304

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 9.17
Tuesday 9.29
Wednesday 9.35
Thursday 9.13
Friday 9.27
Saturday 7.65
Sunday 9.29

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
Southwest 1
American 1

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)
5pm 13 126 6 147
6am 14 129 5 150
10am 12 126 5 143
5am 12 134 4 151
9am 12 133 5 152
7pm 13 124 6 144
4pm 13 127 5 147
8pm 12 128 6 148
9pm 12 124 5 142
10pm 11 125 5 143
1pm 13 128 6 147
8am 14 127 8 152
3pm 13 127 7 148
7am 14 121 6 143
6pm 13 125 7 147
2pm 13 122 7 143
11am 12 123 6 142
12pm 14 121 7 143
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.