Phoenix (PHX) to Ixtapa (ZIH)
Flight time
≈ 3h 21m
Bearing
147° SE
Phoenix (PHX) to Ixtapa (ZIH) is 1,274 miles (2,051 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PHX–ZIH
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop PHX–ZIH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
18
May 2026
Seats
1,368
both directions
Passengers
892
both directions
Load factor
65.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PHX–ZIH?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop PHX–ZIH in May 2026 (18 departures).
- MQ
18 departures · 1,368 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.2%
Load
What plane flies PHX–ZIH?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of PHX–ZIH departures.
- Embraer E175
18 departures · 65.2% load
100.0%
How has PHX–ZIH traffic changed?
Nonstop PHX–ZIH departures rose from 15 in June 2025 to 18 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PHX–ZIH traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
15 departures · 950 passengers
83.3%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 1,127 passengers
82.4%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 122 passengers
80.3%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
6 departures · 333 passengers
73.0%
Load
November 2025
12 departures · 668 passengers
73.3%
Load
December 2025
38 departures · 1,790 passengers
62.0%
Load
January 2026
32 departures · 1,895 passengers
77.9%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 531 passengers
87.3%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 456 passengers
75.0%
Load
April 2026
16 departures · 850 passengers
69.9%
Load
May 2026
18 departures · 892 passengers
65.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PHX → ZIH
72.1% full
9 departures · 493 passengers
ZIH → PHX
58.3% full
9 departures · 399 passengers
Nonstop PHX–ZIH 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
Ixtapa
MX
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Coordinates
17.60°N, 101.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Phoenix (PHX) from Ixtapa (ZIH)?
PHX to ZIH is 1,274 miles (2,051 km / 1,107 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PHX to ZIH?
A nonstop covers the 1,274-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PHX–ZIH?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PHX–ZIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,274-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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