Flights Phoenix → Cleveland
PHX → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Cleveland operates with a mix of Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A319 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the average delay for flights is approximately 17.2 minutes, based on a total of 275 flights recorded. The destination airport in Cleveland, which opened in 1925, serves over 8.6 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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 364 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north-east for about 2,790 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 54m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 64% of PHX-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 364 tracked PHX-CLE flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-CLE
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Cleveland is 1.37% across 364 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
