Flights Phoenix → Bakersfield
PHX → BFL
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Bakersfield operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%. Over the course of a year, it averages about 338 flights, each experiencing an average delay of 16.2 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 203,585 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) → Bakersfield (BFL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 418 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bakersfield: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Bakersfield (BFL) heads west for about 684 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of PHX-BFL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bakersfield it is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 418 tracked PHX-BFL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 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 PHX-BFL
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Bakersfield (BFL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 418 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Bakersfield is 0.24% across 418 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.
