MSP → PHXMinneapolis to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Minneapolis (MSP) to Phoenix (PHX): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,052 km, an estimated 3 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Minneapolis and Phoenix. Updated 12 September 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

MSP Minneapolis busy · +17
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
2,052 km · ~3h 08m est.
dep bank 07:42–23:5128x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live MSP and PHX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x5 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA3143 09:00 Mo Fr Sa Su · AA408 14:00 daily · AA2820 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92398 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · F92397 14:41 Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1138 08:45 Su

Sun Country AirlinesSY

Flights SY601 varies Mo Tu Fr · SY603 varies We Th Su · SY602 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · SY604 varies Tu We Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12AA3143arrived−16
09-12DL1047arrived−24
09-12DL2274arrived+28

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MSPMinneapolis +17 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 14 kt Full MSP delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 9 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MSP and PHX: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Minneapolis to Phoenix route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSP to PHX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MSP to PHX questions

Is MSP–PHX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSP is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSP–PHX?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:05 from MSP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSP to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 2,052 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 175–206 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSP–PHX fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 89 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.