Flights Houston → Phoenix
IAH → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average delay per flight is approximately 11.1 minutes, and the route sees a total of 792 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Boeing 737-700. Phoenix's airport serves as a major hub, welcoming over 44 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 Houston (IAH) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1071 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 1,620 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of IAH-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,071 tracked IAH-PHX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.7% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-PHX
On the Houston (IAH) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1071 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Phoenix is 1.68% across 1071 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
