The flight time from Phoenix to Atlanta is 3 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ on time.
13 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 4 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
Southwest
82%
American
78%
Frontier
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Atlanta is 3 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 4 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Atlanta is 1587 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Phoenix
4 hours, 3 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 23m
Delta
3h 24m
American
3h 33m
Frontier
3h 37m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

70

Distance

1587 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
42
American
13
Southwest
10
Frontier
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Atlanta by plane is 1587 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Atlanta?

The flight time from Phoenix to Atlanta is 3 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 4 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 23 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 10 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 Phoenix on time
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 184 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 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 Phoenix to Atlanta, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 8% 1%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%
American 78% 22% 0%
Frontier 71% 29% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Atlanta, 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 11 185 6 203
Delta 12 183 8 204
American 17 185 8 213
Frontier 14 186 15 217

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
3pm 0.83
4pm 0.89
1am 0.01
12pm 0.26
5am 0.19
1pm 0.75
10pm 0.16
11pm 0.97
6pm 0.45
2pm 0.54
7pm 0.01
8am 0.33
11am 0.38
10am 0.77
0am 0.08
9am 0.51
5pm 0.54
6am 1.17
7am 1.1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Atlanta 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 275
February 259
March 335
April 349
May 336
June 308
July 310
August 286
September 290
October 299
November 296
December 320

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Atlanta 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 10.17
Tuesday 9.54
Wednesday 10.1
Thursday 10.04
Friday 10.19
Saturday 9.52
Sunday 10.88

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
Southwest 0
Frontier 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)
3pm 12 186 9 209
4pm 12 185 9 209
1am 12 187 11 213
12pm 12 184 8 208
5am 12 187 7 210
1pm 12 187 9 210
10pm 11 179 6 197
11pm 13 182 7 201
6pm 10 185 5 201
2pm 11 183 9 206
7pm 13 184 11 207
8am 19 188 7 217
11am 14 175 7 198
10am 15 185 8 210
0am 13 179 17 211
9am 23 184 8 214
5pm 13 181 8 203
6am 13 184 7 206
7am 12 184 7 204
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.