Flights Atlanta → Phoenix
ATL → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Phoenix has a 79% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.1 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 964 total flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 757, and Boeing 737 variants. Phoenix's airport serves as a major hub with over 44 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1238 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,549 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 36m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of ATL-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,238 tracked ATL-PHX flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-PHX
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1238 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Phoenix is 0.40% across 1238 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
