The flight time from Philadelphia to Phoenix is 5 hours, 5 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 2 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 37 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Phoenix is 5 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Phoenix is 2075 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Philadelphia
4 hours, 22 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
5h 5m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

48

Distance

2075 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
48

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Phoenix by plane is 2075 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Phoenix is 5 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 37 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Phoenix?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Philadelphia to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Phoenix?

Southwest does not fly from Philadelphia (PHL) to Phoenix (PHX). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Philadelphia 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 277 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 10 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 Philadelphia to Phoenix, American is 87% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 87% 12% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia 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)
American 18 277 6 305

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 0.98
6am 0.38
5am 0
8pm 0
10am 0.99
7pm 0.35
11am 0
5pm 0.98
9am 0.37
3pm 0.94
7am 0.61
8am 0.61
12pm 0.01
6pm 0.63

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 209
February 203
March 219
April 205
May 217
June 209
July 215
August 216
September 211
October 217
November 208
December 205

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 6.94
Tuesday 7.06
Wednesday 7.06
Thursday 6.87
Friday 6.94
Saturday 6.92
Sunday 6.94

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 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)
1pm 15 277 6 301
6am 15 290 7 322
5am 18 292 3 313
8pm 11 272 5 288
10am 20 277 6 305
7pm 23 270 6 303
11am 19 301 8 328
5pm 17 276 6 301
9am 20 265 5 294
3pm 17 278 6 303
7am 16 272 9 304
8am 21 281 5 310
12pm 14 264 10 296
6pm 19 277 7 308
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.