Flights Phoenix → Philadelphia
PHX → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Philadelphia operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 8.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 594 flights using various aircraft such as Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 models, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 28,131,972 passengers.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 805 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 3,332 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 35m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of PHX-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 805 tracked PHX-PHL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-PHL
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 805 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Philadelphia is 1.61% across 805 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
