Flights Phoenix → Denver
PHX → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Denver operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, A321, and A319 models as well as Boeing variants such as the 737 series. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, flights experience an average delay of 11.9 minutes, based on a total of 2470 recorded flights. The destination airport in Denver, which opened in 1989 and serves over 82 million passengers annually, is well-equipped to handle high traffic volumes efficiently.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3302 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 968 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of PHX-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 3,302 tracked PHX-DEN flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-DEN
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 3302 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Denver is 0.94% across 3302 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
