The flight time from Phoenix to Detroit is 3 hours, 40 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 15 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DTW Detroit, MI 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
Southwest
87%
Frontier
82%
American
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Detroit is 3 hours, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Detroit is 1671 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Detroit to Phoenix
4 hours, 10 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 32m
Delta
3h 37m
Frontier
3h 47m
American
3h 47m
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

43

Distance

1671 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
26
American
8
Frontier
6
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Detroit by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Detroit by plane is 1671 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 Detroit?

The flight time from Phoenix to Detroit is 3 hours, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Detroit?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Detroit?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Detroit (DTW). On average, they have 0 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 13 minutes
In the Air 195 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Detroit 6 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 Detroit, Southwest is 87% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 8% 1%
Southwest 87% 13% 0%
Frontier 82% 16% 2%
American 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Detroit, 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 7 212
Delta 13 194 9 217
Frontier 14 197 12 227
American 18 198 10 227

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 0.28
2pm 0.4
11pm 0.54
4pm 0.34
11am 0.66
6am 1.14
12pm 0.22
9am 0.64
10pm 0.58
6pm 0
3pm 0.45
8am 0.48
0am 0.06
7am 0.04
5am 0.04
5pm 0.01
8pm 0
10am 0.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Detroit 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 169
February 155
March 193
April 208
May 193
June 184
July 209
August 176
September 196
October 187
November 178
December 188

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Detroit 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 6.08
Tuesday 5.87
Wednesday 6.06
Thursday 6.08
Friday 6.12
Saturday 6.69
Sunday 6.12

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
Frontier 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)
1pm 14 192 10 217
2pm 12 197 10 221
11pm 13 192 11 216
4pm 12 197 9 220
11am 11 195 9 217
6am 14 197 10 222
12pm 11 194 10 216
9am 19 197 10 226
10pm 13 195 9 219
6pm 12 192 7 211
3pm 12 194 10 219
8am 16 191 9 217
0am 12 193 26 234
7am 14 200 14 233
5am 16 196 11 220
5pm 10 177 4 193
8pm 18 202 9 229
10am 25 197 10 232
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.