Flights Kansas City → Phoenix
MCI → PHX
How long is the flight from Kansas City to Phoenix?
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 2h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Phoenix has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 687 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 models, serving one of the busiest airports in Phoenix which handles nearly 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Kansas City (MCI) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1538 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 1,677 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of MCI-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,538 tracked MCI-PHX flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-PHX
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 2h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1538 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Phoenix is 0.85% across 1538 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
