Flights Pittsburgh → Phoenix
PIT → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Phoenix operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 10.5 minutes when flights are not on time. The route sees a total of 207 flights annually and uses Airbus A319 or A320 aircraft.
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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 270 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,912 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 4m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of PIT-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 270 tracked PIT-PHX flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.4% 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 PIT-PHX
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 270 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Phoenix is 0.37% across 270 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.
