The flight time from Salt Lake City to Phoenix is 1 hour, 36 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SLC Salt Lake City, UT 3 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 14 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
90%
Delta
87%
Southwest
84%
Frontier
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Salt Lake City to Phoenix is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Salt Lake City to Phoenix is 507 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Salt Lake City
1 hour, 32 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 31m
Delta
1h 37m
Frontier
1h 40m
American
1h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

109

Distance

507 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
34
Delta
33
American
29
Frontier
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Salt Lake City from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Salt Lake City to Phoenix by plane is 507 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Phoenix?

The flight time from Salt Lake City to Phoenix is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 31 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Salt Lake City to Phoenix?

Delta, American, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Salt Lake City to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Salt Lake City to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 34 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 Salt Lake City 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 74 minutes
Taxiing In 6 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 Salt Lake City 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 90% 10% 0%
Delta 87% 13% 0%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
Frontier 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Salt Lake City 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 12 73 5 91
Delta 16 73 7 97
Frontier 16 74 8 100
American 17 75 6 101

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
7pm 0.49
4pm 0.45
1pm 0.3
8pm 0.6
9pm 0.47
10pm 0.65
7am 0.35
12pm 1.37
11am 1.27
5am 0.71
10am 1.08
8am 2.18
11pm 0.36
6am 0.67
9am 0.37
5pm 1.29
3pm 1.58
2pm 0.38
6pm 0.9

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Salt Lake City 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 501
February 460
March 522
April 510
May 529
June 442
July 441
August 403
September 411
October 448
November 507
December 527

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Salt Lake City 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 16.15
Tuesday 15.65
Wednesday 15.65
Thursday 16.06
Friday 16.29
Saturday 13.98
Sunday 15.85

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 1
Delta 1
American 1
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)
7pm 15 74 7 97
4pm 13 74 7 95
1pm 13 74 6 95
8pm 12 73 5 91
9pm 14 72 7 96
10pm 16 73 9 101
7am 18 74 5 100
12pm 14 74 6 96
11am 15 72 7 95
5am 20 73 6 103
10am 13 73 5 92
8am 17 74 7 100
11pm 16 71 8 98
6am 13 72 5 91
9am 14 73 5 92
5pm 14 74 7 95
3pm 16 74 7 98
2pm 13 74 5 95
6pm 14 75 6 97
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.