Flights Monterey → Phoenix
MRY → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Monterey to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 13.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 343 flights on this route, connecting the historic Monterey airport, which opened in 1940, with the bustling Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, serving 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 Monterey (MRY) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 433 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.9/100 (low), 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 Monterey the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Monterey (MRY) to Phoenix (PHX) heads east for about 961 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Monterey on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 75% of MRY-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Monterey the average ATFM delay is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 433 tracked MRY-PHX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 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 MRY-PHX
On the Monterey (MRY) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 433 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Monterey-Phoenix is 0.23% across 433 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.
