The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 7 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Spirit
76%
American
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Newark is 4 hours, 34 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, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
4h 29m
United
4h 33m
American
4h 39m
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

54

Distance

2133 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
27
American
20
Spirit
6

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, 34 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, 29 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 39 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 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 247 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Newark 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 Newark, American is 75% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 12% 2%
Spirit 76% 21% 3%
American 75% 24% 1%

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 12 245 9 269
United 16 247 8 273
American 16 247 10 279

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 0.11
9pm 0.32
11am 0.62
1pm 0.3
3pm 0.45
5pm 0.09
10am 0.51
8am 0.95
12pm 0.23
4pm 0.73
9am 0.52
6am 0.01
11pm 1.35
10pm 0.82
2pm 0.15
7am 0.47

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 199
September 235
October 246
November 254
December 277

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 7.71
Tuesday 7.94
Wednesday 7.88
Thursday 7.88
Friday 7.69
Saturday 7.69
Sunday 7.87

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 15 239 7 261
9pm 15 249 9 280
11am 18 250 9 281
1pm 15 249 11 276
3pm 16 250 8 277
5pm 16 249 9 276
10am 18 246 9 277
8am 18 249 8 279
12pm 16 251 9 281
4pm 15 247 7 271
9am 17 248 8 277
6am 14 232 7 255
11pm 14 242 9 268
10pm 13 245 13 278
2pm 15 243 10 269
7am 17 247 7 271
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.