Flights Cleveland → Phoenix
CLE → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Cleveland to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of one year, this route sees approximately 275 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320. The average delay for these flights is just under eight minutes at 7.3 minutes.
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 Cleveland (CLE) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 363 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,790 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 54m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of CLE-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 363 tracked CLE-PHX flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-PHX
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 363 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Phoenix is 1.38% across 363 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
