Flights Phoenix → San Antonio
PHX → SAT
How long is the flight from Phoenix to San Antonio?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 1h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to San Antonio operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%, with flights typically experiencing an average delay of 11.3 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1942, serves over 9.4 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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1567 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to San Antonio (SAT) heads east for about 1,354 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of PHX-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,567 tracked PHX-SAT flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-SAT
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 1h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1567 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-San Antonio is 0.13% across 1567 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.
