Philadelphia (PHL) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 56m
Bearing
269° W
Philadelphia (PHL) to Phoenix (PHX) is 2,071 miles (3,332 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PHL–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PHL–PHX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
418
July 2026
Seats
80,794
both directions
Passengers
66,153
both directions
Load factor
81.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PHL–PHX?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PHL–PHX in July 2026 (418 departures).
- AA
418 departures · 80,794 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.9%
Load
What plane flies PHL–PHX?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 57% of PHL–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
239 departures · 84.6% load
57.2% - Airbus A321
178 departures · 78.1% load
42.6% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 76.2% load
0.2%
How has PHL–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop PHL–PHX departures rose from 350 in August 2025 to 418 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop PHL–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
350 departures · 56,762 passengers
83.9%
Load
September 2025
313 departures · 52,036 passengers
85.9%
Load
October 2025
360 departures · 61,799 passengers
88.6%
Load
November 2025
387 departures · 61,981 passengers
82.7%
Load
December 2025
404 departures · 65,985 passengers
84.4%
Load
January 2026
331 departures · 55,958 passengers
87.1%
Load
February 2026
329 departures · 54,284 passengers
83.5%
Load
March 2026
420 departures · 72,217 passengers
86.6%
Load
April 2026
414 departures · 63,507 passengers
79.1%
Load
May 2026
424 departures · 67,073 passengers
81.6%
Load
June 2026
416 departures · 68,957 passengers
85.8%
Load
July 2026
418 departures · 66,153 passengers
81.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PHL → PHX
85.6% full
210 departures · 34,738 passengers
PHX → PHL
78.1% full
208 departures · 31,415 passengers
Nonstop PHL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Philadelphia (PHL) from Phoenix (PHX)?
PHL to PHX is 2,071 miles (3,332 km / 1,799 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PHL to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 2,071-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PHL–PHX?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (57.2%), followed by the Airbus A321 (42.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying PHL–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,071-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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