Miami (MIA) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 44m
Bearing
293° NW
Miami (MIA) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,968 miles (3,168 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MIA–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MIA–PHX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
346
May 2026
Seats
64,798
both directions
Passengers
52,161
both directions
Load factor
80.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MIA–PHX?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MIA–PHX in May 2026 (346 departures).
- AA
346 departures · 64,798 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.5%
Load
What plane flies MIA–PHX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 60% of MIA–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
207 departures · 81.0% load
59.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
104 departures · 80.9% load
30.1% - Airbus A321
18 departures · 73.6% load
5.2% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 78.7% load
4.9%
How has MIA–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop MIA–PHX departures rose from 300 in June 2025 to 346 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MIA–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
300 departures · 49,895 passengers
91.6%
Load
July 2025
305 departures · 48,085 passengers
87.3%
Load
August 2025
254 departures · 39,223 passengers
84.2%
Load
September 2025
196 departures · 33,792 passengers
92.5%
Load
October 2025
293 departures · 46,868 passengers
87.9%
Load
November 2025
282 departures · 45,672 passengers
86.8%
Load
December 2025
322 departures · 56,888 passengers
90.0%
Load
January 2026
311 departures · 53,580 passengers
90.8%
Load
February 2026
311 departures · 49,766 passengers
83.0%
Load
March 2026
368 departures · 61,216 passengers
85.2%
Load
April 2026
354 departures · 52,738 passengers
78.6%
Load
May 2026
346 departures · 52,161 passengers
80.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → PHX
80.0% full
173 departures · 25,920 passengers
PHX → MIA
81.0% full
173 departures · 26,241 passengers
Nonstop MIA–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Miami (MIA) from Phoenix (PHX)?
MIA to PHX is 1,968 miles (3,168 km / 1,710 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MIA to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,968-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MIA–PHX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (59.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (30.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying MIA–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,968-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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