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The flight time from Phoenix to Denver is 1 hour, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 20 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
88%
Southwest
85%
American
80%
Frontier
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Denver is 1 hour, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Denver is 602 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Phoenix
1 hour, 51 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 38m
United
1h 46m
American
1h 46m
Frontier
1h 49m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

183

Distance

602 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
83
United
47
Frontier
31
American
21

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Denver by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Denver by plane is 602 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 Denver?

The flight time from Phoenix to Denver is 1 hour, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Denver?

Southwest, American, Frontier, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 83 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 14 minutes
In the Air 80 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 7 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 Denver, 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
United 88% 11% 1%
Southwest 85% 14% 1%
American 80% 19% 1%
Frontier 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Denver, 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 12 80 6 98
United 16 81 7 106
American 16 81 8 106
Frontier 14 80 13 109

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
6am 1.65
8pm 0.93
1pm 1.85
6pm 1.34
11pm 0.01
7pm 1.92
0am 0
9am 2
10am 1.21
2pm 1.32
12pm 1.04
5am 1.35
11am 1.07
4pm 2.31
8am 1.89
7am 1.86
5pm 1.11
10pm 0.38
9pm 0.93
3pm 1.73

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Denver 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 805
February 763
March 948
April 858
May 832
June 711
July 729
August 716
September 748
October 826
November 797
December 811

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Denver 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 27.62
Tuesday 24.12
Wednesday 25.17
Thursday 27.77
Friday 28.27
Saturday 22.46
Sunday 28.13

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 2
United 1
Frontier 1
American 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)
6am 15 80 6 103
8pm 13 80 7 101
1pm 14 81 7 103
6pm 12 80 7 100
11pm 14 84 6 106
7pm 13 80 8 104
0am 14 80 7 101
9am 16 80 6 103
10am 15 80 7 104
2pm 13 81 6 102
12pm 13 79 6 100
5am 12 79 8 101
11am 13 79 6 100
4pm 14 81 9 106
8am 15 80 7 104
7am 15 80 7 105
5pm 13 81 8 104
10pm 10 79 8 98
9pm 10 80 7 99
3pm 14 82 8 105
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.