YVR → PHXVancouver to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Phoenix (PHX): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 60% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,980 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Phoenix. Updated 15 September 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +1
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
1,980 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 08:50–22:0912x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 12x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 operated YVR → PHX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaUnited AirlinesWestJet

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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC1820 08:50 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1236 22:09 We Th Fr Su

WestJetWS

Flights WS1740 12:35 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15AC1820dep +14 → arr−13
09-14AC1820dep +18 → arr−12
09-13AC1820dep +9 → arr−19
09-13UA1236arrived+22
09-13WS1740dep +46 → arr+16

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
YVRVancouver +1 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 9 kt Full YVR delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 15 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at YVR and PHX: 35% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is YVR–PHX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 from YVR. 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 YVR to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 1,980 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–PHX fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 12 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.