Flights Phoenix → Yuma
PHX → YUM
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Yuma has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 11.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 353 flights, serving the relatively low traffic destination airport which handles around 146,475 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) → Yuma (YUM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 433 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Yuma the average ATFM delay is 0.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Yuma: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Yuma (YUM) heads west for about 258 km, a flight time of roughly 45m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of PHX-YUM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Yuma it is 0.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 433 tracked PHX-YUM flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 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-YUM
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Yuma (YUM) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 433 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Yuma 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.
