Flights Fresno → Phoenix
FAT → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Fresno to Phoenix operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with the average delay being 14.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 391 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 44,397,854 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 Fresno (FAT) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 523 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fresno (FAT) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-east for about 793 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Fresno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of FAT-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 523 tracked FAT-PHX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 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 FAT-PHX
On the Fresno (FAT) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 523 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fresno-Phoenix is 0.19% across 523 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.
