The flight time from Phoenix to Philadelphia is 4 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 3 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 57 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
100%
American
87%
Southwest
83%
Frontier
52%
Delta
50%
United
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Philadelphia is 4 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Philadelphia is 2075 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Phoenix
5 hours, 5 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Frontier
4h 9m
Southwest
4h 10m
Delta
4h 12m
American
4h 22m
United
4h 28m
Spirit
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

48

Distance

2075 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
46
Frontier
2
Southwest
0
Delta
0
United
0
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Philadelphia by plane is 2075 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Phoenix to Philadelphia is 4 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 4 hours, 9 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 39 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Philadelphia?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Philadelphia?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL). 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 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 237 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 10 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 Philadelphia, Delta is 50% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 50% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 100% 0% 0%
American 87% 12% 1%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
Frontier 52% 46% 2%
Delta 50% 50% 0%
United 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Philadelphia, 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)
Frontier 13 224 10 249
Southwest 12 226 4 250
Delta 28 220 3 252
American 16 238 5 262
United 40 220 7 268
Spirit 12 253 14 279

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
1pm 0.42
2pm 0.01
11am 0.35
4pm 0.74
7am 0.62
6am 0.02
5pm 0.27
10pm 0.59
11pm 1.07
6pm 0.05
9am 0.37
8am 0.99
12pm 0.58
1am 0
0am 0.22
10am 0.61

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Philadelphia 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 246
February 210
March 219
April 201
May 178
June 210
July 216
August 217
September 210
October 217
November 207
December 207

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Philadelphia 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 7.08
Tuesday 6.87
Wednesday 6.83
Thursday 6.96
Friday 7.08
Saturday 6.87
Sunday 7.13

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 1
Frontier 0
Southwest 0
Delta 0
United 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)
1pm 15 233 6 256
2pm 19 224 4 247
11am 20 233 5 260
4pm 14 239 6 261
7am 16 243 5 264
6am 15 232 4 253
5pm 13 229 5 250
10pm 13 238 5 258
11pm 14 234 6 255
6pm 14 233 5 251
9am 21 232 5 259
8am 21 239 5 267
12pm 16 242 7 267
1am 12 224 7 243
0am 13 224 10 247
10am 20 244 6 272
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.