PHX → PHLPhoenix to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,333 km, an estimated 4 hours 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Philadelphia. Updated 12 October 2026 at 08:07 UTC.

Today, PHX → PHL

Mon 12 Oct · local times
AA1242American Airlines65 min late

The PHX board at 01:07 shows departure at 01:15 instead of 00:10, gate A24 (T4).

Landing
12:37PHL board estimate · sched 11:37
Later cancelled
1%of 20,734 past American Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
AA3047 07:00American Airlines · then AA2300 08:44, AA2721 13:03
Track AA1242 →
  1. 00:10 AA1242American Airlines Est. 01:15 +65Gate A24 · T4 PHL est. 12:37 +60sched 11:37
  2. 07:00 AA3047American Airlines On scheduleGate A3 · T4 PHL 18:35scheduled
  3. 08:44 AA2300American Airlines On scheduleGate A5 · T4 ·
  4. 13:03 AA2721American Airlines On scheduleGate A27 · T4 ·
  5. 15:45 AA357American Airlines Sched 15:45Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. · AA1188 On schedule PHL est. 10:11 +45sched 09:26

Checked PHX board 01:07 · PHL board 03:54

PHX Phoenix heavy · +40
PHL Philadelphia heavy · +49
3,333 km · ~4h 46m est.
dep bank 00:10–23:157x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
40 / 100

route health from live PHX and PHL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 46mestimated 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
10-11AA1188arrived+62
10-11AA1242arrived−6
10-11AA2301dep +41 → arr+22

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 +40 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · E 3 kt Full PHX delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +49 min heavy ⛅ overcast · NNE 8 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHL: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +21 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Phoenix to Philadelphia route actually runs

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

Is PHX–PHL running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at PHL is the weaker end, route health score 40/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:10 and evening departures around 22:00 from PHX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHX to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 3,333 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 265–316 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.