Flights Phoenix → Monterey
PHX → MRY
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Monterey operates with a 77% on-time performance rate, experiencing an average delay of 14.4 minutes when flights are not on schedule. With approximately 343 total flights annually, this route serves the Monterey airport, which opened in 1940 and currently handles around 394,923 passengers per year.
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) → Monterey (MRY) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 433 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Monterey the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Monterey: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Monterey (MRY) heads north-west for about 961 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of PHX-MRY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Monterey it is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 433 tracked PHX-MRY flights, 79% 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-MRY
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Monterey (MRY) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 433 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Monterey is 0.23% across 433 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.
