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The flight time from Pittsburgh to Phoenix is 4 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PIT Pittsburgh, PA on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 6 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
87%
Southwest
76%
Allegiant
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Phoenix is 4 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 6 minutes.

The flight distance from Pittsburgh to Phoenix is 1814 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Pittsburgh
3 hours, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 24m
American
4h 33m
Allegiant
4h 54m
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

14

Distance

1814 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
7
American
6
Allegiant
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Pittsburgh from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Pittsburgh to Phoenix by plane is 1814 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Phoenix?

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Phoenix is 4 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 6 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 24 minutes, and Allegiant the slowest taking 4 hours, 54 minutes.

What airlines fly from Pittsburgh to Phoenix?

Southwest, American, and Allegiant are the airlines with direct flights from Pittsburgh to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Pittsburgh to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 7 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 Pittsburgh on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 246 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Phoenix on time

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 Pittsburgh to Phoenix, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 87% 13% 0%
Southwest 76% 24% 0%
Allegiant 71% 29% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Pittsburgh and Phoenix, 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 11 246 5 264
American 13 245 7 273
Allegiant 12 273 6 294

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 0.96
10am 0.03
3pm 0.28
1pm 0.11
9am 0.09
6pm 0.03
5pm 0.03
5am 0
6am 0.01
12pm 0.02
4pm 0.36
11am 0.03
2pm 0.01
7pm 0.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh to Phoenix 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 51
February 57
March 62
April 60
May 62
June 64
July 64
August 67
September 64
October 62
November 61
December 65

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh to Phoenix 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 2.04
Tuesday 2
Wednesday 1.88
Thursday 1.94
Friday 2.06
Saturday 2.27
Sunday 2.02

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
Southwest 0
American 0
Allegiant 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 13 245 7 272
10am 12 238 5 257
3pm 11 246 5 263
1pm 11 252 5 268
9am 12 250 5 277
6pm 12 232 6 257
5pm 8 242 6 258
5am 33 250 4 287
6am 13 250 18 281
12pm 12 244 6 267
4pm 11 245 5 262
11am 11 251 5 268
2pm 9 248 6 264
7pm 11 242 6 259
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.