Flights Phoenix → Miami
PHX → MIA
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Miami operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 7.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 519 flights, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Miami, which handles nearly 50 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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 674 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Miami (MIA) heads east for about 3,168 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 23m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of PHX-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 674 tracked PHX-MIA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.6% 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-MIA
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 674 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Miami is 0.59% across 674 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.
