The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix is 4 hours, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 23 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Southwest
80%
Delta
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix is 4 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix is 1891 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Raleigh Durham
4 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 28m
American
4h 50m
Delta
4h 51m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

8

Distance

1891 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND010203040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
7
Southwest
1
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Raleigh Durham from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix by plane is 1891 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix?

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix is 4 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 28 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 4 hours, 51 minutes.

What airlines fly from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix?

Southwest, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Raleigh Durham to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 1 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 Raleigh Durham 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 263 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 1 minute 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 Raleigh Durham to Phoenix, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 80% 20% 0%
Delta 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Raleigh Durham 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 10 251 6 268
American 15 263 7 290
Delta 13 271 7 291

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
12pm 0
3pm 0.02
5pm 0.05
6am 0.05
8am 0
7pm 0.01
8pm 0
4pm 0.03
7am 0.95
1pm 0.01
6pm 0.01
2pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham 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 32
February 29
March 37
April 33
May 32
June 38
July 39
August 37
September 38
October 36
November 36
December 40

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham 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 1.02
Tuesday 1.08
Wednesday 1.08
Thursday 1.06
Friday 1.08
Saturday 1.58
Sunday 1.33

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
Delta 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)
12pm 15 269 7 291
3pm 9 264 6 278
5pm 8 254 5 268
6am 16 250 6 276
8am 11 263 4 278
7pm 16 259 6 283
8pm 15 269 8 292
4pm 12 245 6 261
7am 15 264 7 290
1pm 12 247 6 267
6pm 9 289 4 304
2pm 11 238 6 255
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.