The flight time from Reno to Phoenix is 1 hour, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RNO Reno, NV 3 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 23 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
86%
Southwest
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Reno to Phoenix is 1 hour, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Reno to Phoenix is 601 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Reno
1 hour, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 38m
American
1h 43m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

40

Distance

601 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
25
Southwest
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Reno from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Reno to Phoenix by plane is 601 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Reno to Phoenix?

The flight time from Reno to Phoenix is 1 hour, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 43 minutes.

What airlines fly from Reno to Phoenix?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Reno to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Reno to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Reno (RNO) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 15 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 Reno 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 83 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 8 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 Reno to Phoenix, Southwest is 86% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 86% 14% 0%
American 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Reno 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 82 5 98
American 13 83 5 103

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 0.1
12pm 1.07
11am 0.05
9am 0.58
6pm 0.11
7am 0.16
5am 0.95
10am 0.25
3pm 0.29
2pm 0.01
6am 0.87
4pm 1.18
8am 0.16
7pm 0.01
9pm 0
5pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Reno 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 152
February 182
March 190
April 180
May 180
June 150
July 180
August 174
September 177
October 190
November 184
December 181

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Reno 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 5.88
Tuesday 5.4
Wednesday 5.71
Thursday 5.98
Friday 5.98
Saturday 5.63
Sunday 6.17

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

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 10 82 5 97
12pm 11 83 5 100
11am 8 83 5 97
9am 16 83 5 106
6pm 11 86 5 103
7am 11 82 5 98
5am 12 82 5 101
10am 10 82 5 98
3pm 9 82 5 97
2pm 13 86 5 104
6am 13 82 5 102
4pm 12 84 5 102
8am 14 83 5 104
7pm 10 80 11 102
9pm 29 86 11 126
5pm 14 80 12 106
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.