Flights Louisville → Phoenix
SDF → PHX
How long is the flight from Louisville to Phoenix?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX) takes about 3h 27m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 6.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 95 flights connecting two cities, one of which is a major hub serving nearly 44.4 million passengers annually at its destination airport.
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 Louisville (SDF) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 221 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,418 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 27m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of SDF-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 221 tracked SDF-PHX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-PHX
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Phoenix (PHX) takes about 3h 27m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 221 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Phoenix is 0.45% across 221 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
