Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 56m
Bearing
264° W
Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,566 miles (2,519 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CVG–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CVG–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
60
July 2026
Seats
10,320
both directions
Passengers
9,286
both directions
Load factor
90.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CVG–PHX?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CVG–PHX in July 2026 (60 departures).
- AA
60 departures · 10,320 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.0%
Load
What plane flies CVG–PHX?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 93% of CVG–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
56 departures · 90.2% load
93.3% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 87.1% load
6.7%
How has CVG–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop CVG–PHX departures fell from 81 in August 2025 to 60 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CVG–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
81 departures · 8,936 passengers
62.0%
Load
September 2025
76 departures · 11,141 passengers
79.2%
Load
October 2025
120 departures · 16,792 passengers
81.3%
Load
November 2025
101 departures · 14,060 passengers
78.9%
Load
December 2025
104 departures · 15,480 passengers
82.0%
Load
January 2026
93 departures · 12,259 passengers
71.6%
Load
February 2026
106 departures · 14,592 passengers
80.3%
Load
March 2026
182 departures · 26,207 passengers
84.6%
Load
April 2026
125 departures · 16,891 passengers
83.5%
Load
May 2026
100 departures · 13,711 passengers
81.3%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 9,585 passengers
92.2%
Load
July 2026
60 departures · 9,286 passengers
90.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CVG → PHX
88.0% full
30 departures · 4,539 passengers
PHX → CVG
92.0% full
30 departures · 4,747 passengers
Nonstop CVG–PHX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cincinnati / Covington
US
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
Coordinates
39.05°N, 84.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) from Phoenix (PHX)?
CVG to PHX is 1,566 miles (2,519 km / 1,360 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CVG to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,566-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CVG–PHX?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (93.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CVG–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,566-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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