The flight time from Los Angeles to Phoenix is 1 hour, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
58 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
United
90%
American
86%
Southwest
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Phoenix is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 58 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Phoenix is 370 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Los Angeles
1 hour, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 16m
American
1h 22m
Delta
1h 23m
United
1h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

125

Distance

370 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
45
American
35
Delta
27
United
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Phoenix by plane is 370 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Phoenix is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 58 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 16 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Phoenix?

Southwest, American, Delta, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 45 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 Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 58 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 Los Angeles to Phoenix, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 9% 0%
United 90% 10% 0%
American 86% 14% 0%
Southwest 81% 19% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 13 57 5 76
American 16 58 7 82
Delta 16 60 5 83
United 17 58 6 83

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
5am 0.52
2pm 0.32
8pm 1.02
5pm 1.1
8am 1.76
4pm 1.21
10pm 0.25
11pm 0.26
7pm 1.82
7am 0.59
6pm 0.81
9am 1.2
12pm 1.57
3pm 0.69
9pm 0.79
6am 1.29
11am 0.47
10am 0.61
1pm 1.59

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 516
February 475
March 524
April 552
May 585
June 563
July 558
August 587
September 533
October 552
November 541
December 553

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 18.69
Tuesday 18.37
Wednesday 18.54
Thursday 18.42
Friday 18.77
Saturday 15.88
Sunday 17.08

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
Delta 1
United 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)
5am 16 55 4 76
2pm 14 60 5 80
8pm 13 58 5 78
5pm 17 60 6 84
8am 18 58 5 82
4pm 16 59 6 82
10pm 10 57 4 74
11pm 20 57 4 83
7pm 15 58 5 79
7am 14 56 6 78
6pm 15 59 6 82
9am 16 56 6 79
12pm 14 58 6 80
3pm 13 59 5 79
9pm 12 58 5 75
6am 18 56 7 81
11am 15 59 6 80
10am 18 56 5 80
1pm 17 60 6 84
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.