Flights Phoenix → Fresno
PHX → FAT
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Fresno operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 391 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 2,672,881 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) → Fresno (FAT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 523 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fresno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Fresno (FAT) heads north-west for about 793 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of PHX-FAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fresno it is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 523 tracked PHX-FAT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 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-FAT
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Fresno (FAT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 523 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Fresno is 0.19% across 523 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.
