The flight time from Columbus to Phoenix is 4 hours, 11 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CMH Columbus, OH 2 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 48 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
93%
Southwest
91%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Columbus to Phoenix is 4 hours, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 48 minutes.

The flight distance from Columbus to Phoenix is 1670 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Columbus
3 hours, 35 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 6m
American
4h 14m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

17

Distance

1670 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
9
Southwest
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Columbus from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Columbus to Phoenix by plane is 1670 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Columbus to Phoenix?

The flight time from Columbus to Phoenix is 4 hours, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 48 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 6 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 14 minutes.

What airlines fly from Columbus to Phoenix?

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

Does Southwest fly from Columbus to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Columbus (CMH) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 7 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 Columbus 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 228 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 8 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 Columbus to Phoenix, Southwest is 91% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 91% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 93% 7% 0%
Southwest 91% 9% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Columbus 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 10 228 5 246
American 15 227 7 254

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
11am 0.02
6pm 0.22
5am 0.23
8am 0.24
4pm 0.04
5pm 0.27
6am 0.68
2pm 0.02
3pm 0.2
7am 0.55
1pm 0.02
12pm 0.01
7pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Columbus 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 63
February 56
March 64
April 64
May 66
June 95
July 96
August 91
September 84
October 65
November 85
December 96

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Columbus 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 2.5
Tuesday 2.37
Wednesday 2.25
Thursday 2.54
Friday 2.54
Saturday 3.02
Sunday 2.58

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
American 0
Southwest 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)
11am 11 240 5 256
6pm 14 225 6 248
5am 10 228 5 246
8am 13 228 7 253
4pm 8 225 6 239
5pm 13 220 6 240
6am 12 228 5 246
2pm 11 220 6 238
3pm 10 239 5 255
7am 15 230 10 260
1pm 9 242 5 256
12pm 9 231 7 248
7pm 10 228 6 248
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.