Flights Phoenix → Atlanta
PHX → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 9.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 965 flights using a mix of Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 757, and Boeing 737-900 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports with over 108 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1240 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 2,549 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 36m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of PHX-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,240 tracked PHX-ATL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-ATL
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Atlanta is 0.48% across 1240 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
