Flights Raleigh-durham → Phoenix
RDU → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 6.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 232 flights, connecting one of North Carolina's major cities with a bustling destination in Arizona that serves over 44 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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 264 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 3,036 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 13m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of RDU-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 264 tracked RDU-PHX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about RDU-PHX
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 264 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Phoenix is 0.76% across 264 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
