Flights Phoenix → St. Louis
PHX → STL
How long is the flight from Phoenix to St. Louis?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to St. Louis (STL) takes 2h 47m 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 St. Louis operates with a high frequency of 633 total flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 77%. The average delay for these flights is approximately 13.5 minutes, and the aircraft used are primarily Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-300 models. The destination airport in St. Louis serves over thirteen million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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) → St. Louis (STL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1440 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to St. Louis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to St. Louis (STL) heads north-east for about 2,026 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 47m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of PHX-STL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into St. Louis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,440 tracked PHX-STL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 16 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-STL
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to St. Louis (STL) takes 2h 47m 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) -> St. Louis (STL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1440 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-St. Louis is 0.63% across 1440 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.
