Flights San Francisco → Phoenix
SFO → PHX
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Phoenix?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance for 78% of its flights. Over the past year, it has seen a total of 1285 flights, with an average delay time of 15 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used on this route include Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-300, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 44.4 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2959 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-east for about 1,046 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of SFO-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,959 tracked SFO-PHX flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-PHX
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 2959 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Phoenix is 0.78% across 2959 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Phoenix, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
