Flights Durango → Phoenix
DRO → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Durango to Phoenix operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 13.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 249 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which 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 Durango (DRO) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 329 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), 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 Durango the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Durango (DRO) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-west for about 565 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Durango on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 66% of DRO-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Durango the average ATFM delay is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 329 tracked DRO-PHX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.2% 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 DRO-PHX
On the Durango (DRO) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 329 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Durango-Phoenix is 1.22% across 329 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.
