Milwaukee (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 43m
Bearing
251° W
Milwaukee (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,458 miles (2,346 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MKE–PHX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop MKE–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
288
April 2026
Seats
46,950
both directions
Passengers
37,434
both directions
Load factor
79.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MKE–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MKE–PHX departures in April 2026 (184), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
184 departures · 31,934 seats
Share of departures63.9%79.6%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
97 departures · 13,736 seats
Share of departures33.7%82.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
4 departures · 852 seats
Share of departures1.4%66.4%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
2 departures · 358 seats
Share of departures0.7%5.3%
Load
- AC
Air Canada
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures0.3%92.9%
Load
What plane flies MKE–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 32% of MKE–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
91 departures · 81.5% load
31.6% - Boeing 737-800
86 departures · 76.9% load
29.9% - Airbus A320
61 departures · 80.8% load
21.2% - Airbus A319
37 departures · 86.4% load
12.8% - Boeing 737-700
7 departures · 91.2% load
2.4% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 45.4% load
0.7% - Airbus A320neo
2 departures · 93.5% load
0.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 8.9% load
0.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 1.7% load
0.4%
How has MKE–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop MKE–PHX departures rose from 255 in May 2025 to 288 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MKE–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
255 departures · 32,903 passengers
79.9%
Load
June 2025
225 departures · 27,293 passengers
79.7%
Load
July 2025
230 departures · 29,680 passengers
85.1%
Load
August 2025
202 departures · 28,083 passengers
91.2%
Load
September 2025
194 departures · 26,435 passengers
89.4%
Load
October 2025
239 departures · 32,669 passengers
85.4%
Load
November 2025
258 departures · 34,353 passengers
82.9%
Load
December 2025
297 departures · 40,449 passengers
84.7%
Load
January 2026
224 departures · 29,881 passengers
83.7%
Load
February 2026
225 departures · 31,850 passengers
87.5%
Load
March 2026
323 departures · 47,136 passengers
90.1%
Load
April 2026
288 departures · 37,434 passengers
79.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MKE → PHX
73.6% full
145 departures · 17,410 passengers
PHX → MKE
86.0% full
143 departures · 20,024 passengers
Nonstop MKE–PHX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Milwaukee (MKE) from Phoenix (PHX)?
MKE to PHX is 1,458 miles (2,346 km / 1,267 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MKE to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,458-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MKE–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (31.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying MKE–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,458-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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