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 May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PHL–PHX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
424
May 2026
Seats
82,191
both directions
Passengers
67,073
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PHL–PHX?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PHL–PHX in May 2026 (424 departures).
- AA
424 departures · 82,191 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.6%
Load
What plane flies PHL–PHX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 66% of PHL–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
279 departures · 82.9% load
65.8% - Airbus A321
144 departures · 79.0% load
34.0% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 87.8% load
0.2%
How has PHL–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop PHL–PHX departures rose from 406 in June 2025 to 424 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PHL–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
406 departures · 67,315 passengers
85.7%
Load
July 2025
403 departures · 65,054 passengers
83.7%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PHL → PHX
80.9% full
212 departures · 33,256 passengers
PHX → PHL
82.3% full
212 departures · 33,817 passengers
Nonstop PHL–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 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 May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (65.8%), followed by the Airbus A321 (34.0%).
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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