The flight time from Orlando to Phoenix is 4 hours, 40 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 13 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Southwest
81%
Frontier
60%
Spirit
47%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Phoenix is 4 hours, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Phoenix is 1849 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Orlando
4 hours

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
4h 28m
Southwest
4h 38m
American
4h 40m
Frontier
4h 46m
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

33

Distance

1849 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
15
Southwest
8
Frontier
8
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Phoenix by plane is 1849 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Phoenix?

The flight time from Orlando to Phoenix is 4 hours, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 4 hours, 28 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 46 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Phoenix?

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

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 8 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 Orlando 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 253 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 2 minutes late

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 Orlando 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
American 83% 17% 0%
Southwest 81% 19% 0%
Frontier 60% 39% 1%
Spirit 47% 46% 7%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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)
Spirit 16 236 7 268
Southwest 15 255 5 278
American 16 252 9 280
Frontier 17 257 10 286

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
1pm 0.07
9am 0.25
10am 0.2
11pm 0.01
2pm 0.25
8am 0.25
7pm 0.19
11am 0.16
6am 0.22
3pm 0.07
12pm 0.04
4pm 0.04
8pm 0.35
6pm 0.42
5pm 1
10pm 0.04
9pm 0.3
7am 0.9

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 125
February 115
March 158
April 157
May 164
June 158
July 162
August 158
September 128
October 130
November 145
December 153

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 4.54
Tuesday 4.54
Wednesday 4.62
Thursday 4.6
Friday 4.77
Saturday 6
Sunday 4.65

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
Frontier 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)
1pm 15 258 8 283
9am 15 258 5 281
10am 15 259 7 282
11pm 19 227 7 257
2pm 16 253 8 277
8am 15 253 5 277
7pm 16 246 9 275
11am 15 257 6 279
6am 15 260 6 285
3pm 14 242 7 272
12pm 16 259 5 280
4pm 24 237 8 272
8pm 17 245 9 275
6pm 16 235 8 266
5pm 15 253 8 277
10pm 17 256 11 290
9pm 17 263 10 295
7am 18 253 12 288
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.