The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 35 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 7 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
83%
American
73%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 7 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Newark is 2133 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Phoenix
5 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
4h 24m
United
4h 34m
American
4h 40m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

51

Distance

2133 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200250

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
28
American
20
Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Newark by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Newark by plane is 2133 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 Newark?

The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 4 hours, 24 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Newark?

Spirit, United, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Newark (EWR). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 16 minutes
In the Air 247 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Newark 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 Newark, American is 73% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 83% 15% 2%
American 73% 27% 0%
Spirit 70% 24% 6%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Newark, 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)
Spirit 12 242 7 264
United 16 247 8 274
American 17 247 10 280

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
0am 0.13
9pm 0.17
11am 0.6
1pm 0.12
3pm 0.67
5pm 0.21
10am 0.27
8am 0.86
12pm 0.24
4pm 0.84
9am 0.7
6am 0.04
11pm 1.27
10pm 0.51
2pm 0.31
7am 0.29

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Newark 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 256
February 232
March 247
April 227
May 227
June 220
July 223
August 194
September 198
October 216
November 229
December 220

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Newark 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 7.6
Tuesday 7.44
Wednesday 7.23
Thursday 7.54
Friday 7.31
Saturday 6.94
Sunday 7.65

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
United 1
American 0
Spirit 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)
0am 14 239 7 265
9pm 15 248 21 290
11am 18 253 9 283
1pm 16 241 11 272
3pm 17 251 9 279
5pm 15 245 7 272
10am 20 245 9 279
8am 18 249 8 278
12pm 18 247 9 277
4pm 15 247 7 272
9am 17 251 9 278
6am 17 245 8 271
11pm 15 242 9 269
10pm 14 246 13 280
2pm 16 245 10 272
7am 17 244 7 270
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.