The flight time from Portland to Phoenix is 2 hours, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PDX Portland, OR 2 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 11 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
88%
Alaska
85%
Southwest
84%
Frontier
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to Phoenix is 2 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 11 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to Phoenix is 1009 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Portland
2 hours, 41 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 26m
American
2h 31m
Alaska
2h 34m
Frontier
2h 39m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

66

Distance

1009 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
22
American
20
Alaska
19
Frontier
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Portland to Phoenix by plane is 1009 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Portland to Phoenix?

The flight time from Portland to Phoenix is 2 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 11 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 26 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 39 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to Phoenix?

Frontier, Southwest, Alaska, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Portland to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Portland to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Portland (PDX) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 22 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 Portland 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 131 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 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 Portland to Phoenix, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 88% 11% 1%
Alaska 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
Frontier 74% 25% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland 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 10 130 5 146
American 12 132 5 151
Alaska 15 132 4 154
Frontier 15 131 9 159

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
6pm 0.25
11am 0.66
3pm 0.65
12pm 0.38
6am 0.31
7am 0.82
9am 0.19
7pm 0.14
2pm 0.7
5pm 0.74
8pm 0.69
10pm 0.09
1pm 0.26
5am 1.42
4pm 0.41
8am 0.69
10am 0.44
9pm 0.58

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 301
February 272
March 308
April 278
May 282
June 264
July 264
August 262
September 293
October 320
November 317
December 302

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland 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 9.17
Tuesday 9.08
Wednesday 8.94
Thursday 10.1
Friday 9.42
Saturday 9.52
Sunday 10.37

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
Alaska 0
Frontier 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)
6pm 12 129 6 149
11am 12 134 6 153
3pm 13 134 5 152
12pm 11 134 6 151
6am 11 131 5 148
7am 16 131 4 152
9am 13 130 5 152
7pm 10 132 6 150
2pm 11 131 5 148
5pm 13 133 5 152
8pm 12 130 5 150
10pm 11 130 5 148
1pm 13 135 5 152
5am 12 130 5 149
4pm 12 131 5 148
8am 13 130 5 150
10am 12 131 5 149
9pm 13 132 7 157
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.