Flights Long Beach → Phoenix
LGB → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Long Beach to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 381 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 44,397,854 passengers.
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 Long Beach (LGB) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 496 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.9/100 (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 Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Long Beach (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX) heads east for about 570 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Long Beach on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of LGB-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 496 tracked LGB-PHX flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% 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 LGB-PHX
On the Long Beach (LGB) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 496 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Long Beach-Phoenix is 0.00% across 496 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.
