The flight time from Phoenix to Austin is 2 hours, 7 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 47 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
85%
American
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Austin is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Austin is 872 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to Phoenix
2 hours, 26 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 3m
American
2h 13m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

62

Distance

872 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
36
American
26

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Austin by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Austin by plane is 872 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 Austin?

The flight time from Phoenix to Austin is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 3 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 13 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Austin?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Austin (AUS). On average, they have 36 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 107 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Austin 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 Phoenix to Austin, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 85% 14% 1%
American 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Austin, 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 11 106 4 123
American 15 108 7 133

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
6pm 0.48
4pm 0.8
9am 0.96
11am 0.33
7pm 1.25
1am 0
9pm 0.04
6am 0.37
10am 0.31
5pm 0.12
0am 0
3pm 0.78
8pm 0.23
7am 0.45
5am 0.64
12pm 0.65
1pm 0.66
8am 0.58
2pm 0.24

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Austin 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 258
February 239
March 281
April 265
May 273
June 244
July 260
August 270
September 283
October 304
November 294
December 303

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Austin 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 9.13
Tuesday 9.31
Wednesday 9.37
Thursday 9.08
Friday 9.27
Saturday 7.54
Sunday 9.27

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

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)
6pm 11 107 5 123
4pm 11 108 5 125
9am 19 107 6 135
11am 11 109 5 125
7pm 13 108 5 128
1am 14 101 8 123
9pm 10 103 4 120
6am 11 105 4 122
10am 12 106 5 123
5pm 11 105 5 122
0am 18 103 22 143
3pm 12 109 6 130
8pm 14 104 5 124
7am 11 106 4 123
5am 10 107 4 123
12pm 12 108 6 130
1pm 14 106 5 126
8am 14 106 5 125
2pm 12 107 5 126
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.