Flights Austin → Phoenix
AUS → PHX
How long is the flight from Austin to Phoenix?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 2h 3m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Phoenix operates with a high frequency of 936 flights, utilizing both Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 14.8 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 44,397,854 passengers per year.
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 Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2097 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 1,401 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of AUS-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,097 tracked AUS-PHX flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-PHX
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 2h 3m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2097 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Phoenix is 0.48% across 2097 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
