The flight time from Phoenix to Orlando is 4 hours. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 3 minutes late.
14 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 35 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
Frontier
75%
Southwest
72%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Orlando is 4 hours. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 35 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Orlando is 1849 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Phoenix
4 hours, 40 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 53m
Frontier
3h 58m
American
4h 2m
Spirit
4h 4m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

1849 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
15
Southwest
8
Frontier
8
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Orlando by plane is 1849 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Phoenix to Orlando is 4 hours. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 35 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 53 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 4 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Orlando?

American, Southwest, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 8 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 3 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 215 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Orlando 2 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 Orlando, Southwest is 72% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 72% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 81% 19% 0%
Frontier 75% 23% 2%
Southwest 72% 28% 0%
Spirit 70% 23% 7%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Orlando, 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 11 213 8 233
Frontier 14 212 11 238
American 16 215 7 242
Spirit 10 224 9 244

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
7am 0.04
2pm 0.13
8pm 0.08
10pm 0.54
1pm 0.15
4pm 0.89
9am 0.81
0am 0.16
11am 0.07
5am 0.01
3pm 0.54
10am 0.16
11pm 0.52
6am 0.17
5pm 0.21
8am 0.1
9pm 0.12
12pm 0.05
1am 0.01
6pm 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Orlando 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 124
February 116
March 156
April 158
May 166
June 159
July 161
August 161
September 128
October 127
November 144
December 158

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Orlando 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 4.58
Tuesday 4.56
Wednesday 4.69
Thursday 4.62
Friday 4.65
Saturday 6
Sunday 4.71

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
American 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 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)
7am 13 213 8 234
2pm 9 211 9 231
8pm 13 211 10 235
10pm 12 215 10 240
1pm 11 222 8 241
4pm 13 216 7 238
9am 19 218 8 248
0am 12 207 11 233
11am 11 213 8 236
5am 11 211 6 232
3pm 12 211 8 233
10am 23 214 6 246
11pm 14 217 11 243
6am 16 211 9 237
5pm 12 210 8 232
8am 21 215 7 244
9pm 13 216 12 243
12pm 11 219 8 240
1am 11 208 16 234
6pm 16 207 4 227
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.