PHX → CLDPhoenix to Carlsbad

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Carlsbad (CLD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 491 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Carlsbad. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:53 UTC.

PHX Phoenix busy · +21
CLD Carlsbad tracking
491 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 10:28–21:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live PHX and CLD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13AA3387departed+22
09-12AA3387departed−5
09-12AA3609departed+10
09-12AA4021departed+32

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
PHXPhoenix +21 min busy Full PHX delay board →
CLDCarlsbad tracking Full CLD delay board →

How the Phoenix to Carlsbad route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHX to CLD 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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PHX to CLD questions

Is PHX–CLD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–CLD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:28 from PHX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHX to CLD?

Great-circle distance is 491 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–CLD fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 23 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.