The flight time from Phoenix to Columbus is 3 hours, 35 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute late.
13 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 14 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CMH Columbus, OH 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
80%
American
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Columbus is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Columbus is 1670 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Columbus to Phoenix
4 hours, 10 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 29m
American
3h 40m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

1670 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
11
Southwest
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Columbus by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Columbus by plane is 1670 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 Columbus?

The flight time from Phoenix to Columbus is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 29 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Columbus?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Columbus?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Columbus (CMH). On average, they have 9 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 late
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 194 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Columbus 2 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 Columbus, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 80% 20% 0%
American 79% 21% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Columbus, 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 11 193 5 209
American 16 195 8 220

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
1am 0
10am 0.13
2pm 0.04
8am 0.23
12pm 0.07
7am 0.01
1pm 0.02
6pm 0.6
8pm 0.01
3pm 0.41
11pm 0.01
11am 0.12
5pm 0.31
7pm 0.09
9am 0.47
4pm 0.34

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Columbus 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 86
February 83
March 96
April 89
May 96
June 88
July 89
August 91
September 84
October 65
November 85
December 96

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Columbus 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 2.87
Tuesday 2.69
Wednesday 2.5
Thursday 2.88
Friday 2.92
Saturday 3.29
Sunday 3

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

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)
1am 15 199 7 221
10am 22 194 7 224
2pm 11 191 4 207
8am 17 193 6 219
12pm 8 195 5 211
7am 10 194 10 214
1pm 9 190 4 206
6pm 10 193 4 208
8pm 13 181 3 197
3pm 14 197 8 218
11pm 18 189 10 213
11am 9 199 5 211
5pm 13 194 6 214
7pm 11 190 4 211
9am 20 194 8 224
4pm 13 195 7 214
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.