Los Angeles (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)

370mi
595 km321 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 32m

Bearing

94° E

Los Angeles (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX) is 370 miles (595 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies LAX–PHX

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 8 carriers flying nonstop LAX–PHX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 79% full.

Departures

1,304

May 2026

Seats

177,782

both directions

Passengers

140,443

both directions

Load factor

79.0%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies LAX–PHX?

SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–PHX departures in May 2026 (509), one of 8 carriers on the route.

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    509 departures · 37,312 seats

    86.6%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    357 departures · 65,198 seats

    73.0%

    Load

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    341 departures · 55,495 seats

    81.4%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    62 departures · 14,408 seats

    85.3%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    25 departures · 4,340 seats

    64.3%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    7 departures · 808 seats

    14.8%

    Load

  • LF

    Contour Airlines

    2 departures · 60 seats

    1.7%

    Load

  • AS

    Alaska Airlines

    1 departures · 161 seats

    95.7%

    Load

What plane flies LAX–PHX?

In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 39% of LAX–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has LAX–PHX traffic changed?

Nonstop LAX–PHX departures rose from 1,230 in June 2025 to 1,304 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop LAX–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • June 2025

    1,230 departures · 127,548 passengers

    77.0%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1,269 departures · 130,707 passengers

    75.6%

    Load

  • August 2025

    1,288 departures · 124,705 passengers

    71.0%

    Load

  • September 2025

    1,197 departures · 118,130 passengers

    74.5%

    Load

  • October 2025

    1,345 departures · 145,494 passengers

    78.5%

    Load

  • November 2025

    1,295 departures · 130,032 passengers

    68.7%

    Load

  • December 2025

    1,361 departures · 140,514 passengers

    74.0%

    Load

  • January 2026

    1,281 departures · 125,886 passengers

    71.3%

    Load

  • February 2026

    1,219 departures · 123,106 passengers

    73.0%

    Load

  • March 2026

    1,373 departures · 144,370 passengers

    76.8%

    Load

  • April 2026

    1,293 departures · 123,730 passengers

    71.1%

    Load

  • May 2026

    1,304 departures · 140,443 passengers

    79.0%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

PHX → LAX

84.6% full

654 departures · 75,181 passengers

LAX → PHX

73.4% full

650 departures · 65,262 passengers

Nonstop LAX–PHX traffic has been filed since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).

The airports

LAX

Los Angeles

US

Los Angeles International Airport

Coordinates

33.94°N, 118.41°W

Hemisphere

N · W

PHX

Phoenix

US

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Coordinates

33.44°N, 112.01°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Phoenix (PHX)?

LAX to PHX is 370 miles (595 km / 321 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from LAX to PHX?

A nonstop covers the 370-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies LAX–PHX?

In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (38.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (14.3%).

What mileage do I earn flying LAX–PHX?

Distance-based programs credit off the 370-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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