Flights Bakersfield → Phoenix
BFL → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Bakersfield to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 338 total flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, which typically experience an average delay of 9.4 minutes. This route serves a destination airport that handles nearly 44.4 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 Bakersfield (BFL) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 418 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (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 Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bakersfield (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX) heads east for about 684 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Bakersfield on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 70% of BFL-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 418 tracked BFL-PHX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BFL-PHX
On the Bakersfield (BFL) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 418 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bakersfield-Phoenix is 0.24% across 418 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
