The flight time from Detroit to Phoenix is 4 hours, 10 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DTW Detroit, MI 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 46 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Delta
84%
Southwest
82%
Frontier
80%
Spirit
64%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Detroit to Phoenix is 4 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes.

The flight distance from Detroit to Phoenix is 1671 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Detroit
3 hours, 39 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 4m
Delta
4h 8m
American
4h 11m
Frontier
4h 15m
Spirit
4h 30m
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

46

Distance

1671 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
26
American
9
Frontier
6
Southwest
1
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Detroit from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Detroit to Phoenix by plane is 1671 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Detroit to Phoenix?

The flight time from Detroit to Phoenix is 4 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 4 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 30 minutes.

What airlines fly from Detroit to Phoenix?

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

Does Southwest fly from Detroit to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 1 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 Detroit 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 226 minutes
Taxiing In 7 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 Detroit to Phoenix, Delta is 84% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 85% 14% 1%
Delta 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%
Frontier 80% 19% 1%
Spirit 64% 35% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Detroit 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 11 226 5 244
Delta 13 224 8 248
American 14 228 6 251
Frontier 14 229 9 255
Spirit 12 244 7 270

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
8am 0.89
4pm 1.08
9pm 0.22
3pm 0.07
12pm 0.84
5pm 0.61
8pm 0.58
5am 0.06
11am 0.02
6pm 0.35
9am 0.23
2pm 0.07
1pm 0.25
7am 0.7
6am 0.37
7pm 0.2

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 224
February 225
March 255
April 221
May 194
June 173
July 185
August 175
September 196
October 188
November 178
December 188

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 6.58
Tuesday 6.25
Wednesday 6.33
Thursday 6.52
Friday 6.52
Saturday 7.38
Sunday 6.62

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
Frontier 0
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
8am 15 223 7 248
4pm 12 225 8 246
9pm 14 222 9 255
3pm 12 227 9 252
12pm 12 222 8 246
5pm 13 224 6 245
8pm 14 225 8 247
5am 14 238 5 259
11am 9 224 5 237
6pm 14 226 6 250
9am 13 234 7 260
2pm 13 222 9 250
1pm 12 226 8 251
7am 16 231 7 258
6am 15 238 6 265
7pm 15 235 7 265
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.