Flights Detroit → Phoenix
DTW → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 586 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 757, and Airbus A320, serving 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 Detroit (DTW) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 755 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,683 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 46m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of DTW-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 755 tracked DTW-PHX flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-PHX
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 755 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Phoenix is 0.79% across 755 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
