The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 32 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

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

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
American
84%
JetBlue
57%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 32 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, 11 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
4h 31m
United
4h 32m
American
4h 34m
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

36

Distance

2133 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
American
10
JetBlue
5

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, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 4 hours, 31 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 34 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Newark?

United, American, and JetBlue 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 15 minutes
In the Air 247 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Newark 4 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 84% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 84% 13% 3%
United 84% 13% 3%
JetBlue 57% 40% 3%

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)
JetBlue 11 250 9 271
United 15 246 8 272
American 16 247 7 274

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 0.06
9pm 0.18
11am 0.58
1pm 0.03
3pm 0.12
10am 0.19
8am 0.44
12pm 0.37
4pm 0.33
5am 0.02
9am 0.56
6am 0.22
11pm 1.07
10pm 0.72
2pm 0.07
7am 0.12

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 213
February 59
March 100
April 97
May 127
June 196
July 175
August 174
September 174
October 169
November 207
December 218

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 5.77
Tuesday 4.77
Wednesday 5
Thursday 5.69
Friday 5.6
Saturday 4.4
Sunday 5.48

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 0
American 0
JetBlue 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 12 230 8 248
9pm 11 253 10 274
11am 16 250 12 281
1pm 13 229 8 251
3pm 16 244 16 283
10am 16 245 9 273
8am 17 253 8 280
12pm 13 250 9 274
4pm 14 242 7 266
5am 15 241 8 269
9am 22 252 7 284
6am 15 241 7 263
11pm 14 243 7 266
10pm 13 248 7 271
2pm 16 256 9 284
7am 15 242 6 265
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.