DEN → PHXDenver to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 79% of the last 39 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 39 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 969 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Phoenix. Updated 19 October 2026 at 00:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → PHX

Sun 18 Oct · local times
WN1734Southwest Airlines16 min late

The DEN board at 18:08 shows departure at 18:21 instead of 18:05, gate C64.

Landing
19:15PHX board estimate · sched 19:05
Still to leave today
UA1507 18:30United Airlines · then F92141 18:44, AA2602 18:57
Track WN1734 →
WN3308Southwest Airlines31 min late

The DEN board at 18:08 shows departure at 23:01 instead of 22:30, gate C51.

Landing
00:01PHX board estimate · sched 23:30
Later cancelled
0.2%of 23,898 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
F94753 22:44Frontier Airlines
Track WN3308 →
  1. 06:00 AA4040American Airlines Est. 05:50Gate C38 ·
  2. 06:00 WN4256Southwest Airlines Left 06:13 +13 ·
  3. 07:10 WN496Southwest Airlines Cancelled ·
  4. 07:12 F91375Frontier Airlines Left 07:00 ·
  5. 08:00 WN1728Southwest Airlines Left 08:00 ·
  6. 08:05 AA1404American Airlines Left 08:45 +40 ·
  7. 08:08 UA1481United Airlines Left 07:59 ·
  8. 09:45 WN547Southwest Airlines Left 09:57 +12 ·
  9. 09:49 UA1782United Airlines Left 09:46 ·
  10. 11:00 WN1730Southwest Airlines Left 12:05 +65 ·
  11. 11:29 UA1686United Airlines Left 12:54 +85 ·
  12. 12:21 AA1332American Left 12:16 ·
  13. 13:20 WN574Southwest Airlines Left 13:25 +5 ·
  14. 13:25 UA631United Airlines Left 13:21 ·
  15. 14:10 F92105Frontier Airlines Left 13:58 Landed 14:55 −14
  16. 14:20 WN1153Southwest Airlines Left 14:30 +10 Landed 15:29 +14
  17. 15:30 WN153Southwest Airlines Left 15:50 +20 Landed 16:43 +13
  18. 15:45 AA4104American Left 15:42 Landed 16:30 −20
  19. 16:15 UA1254United Airlines Left 16:13 Landed 17:00 −14
  20. 18:05 WN1734Southwest Airlines Est. 18:21 +16Gate C64 PHX est. 19:15 +10sched 19:05
  21. 18:30 UA1507United Airlines On scheduleGate A17 PHX 19:32scheduled
  22. 18:44 F92141Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A71 PHX est. 19:30sched 19:46
  23. 18:57 AA2602American Airlines On scheduleGate C36 PHX 19:55scheduled
  24. 19:50 UA2655United Airlines On scheduleGate B38 PHX 20:49scheduled
  25. 20:30 WN1862Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C64 PHX 21:25scheduled
  26. 21:00 UA1194United Airlines On scheduleGate A20 PHX 21:59scheduled
  27. 21:20 WN527Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C54 PHX 22:15scheduled
  28. 22:30 WN3308Southwest Airlines Est. 23:01 +31Gate C51 PHX est. 00:01 +31sched 23:30
  29. 22:44 F94753Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A77 PHX 23:48scheduled
  30. · AA4267American Airlines On schedule PHX est. 19:15 +10sched 19:05

Checked DEN board 18:08 · PHX board 17:07

DEN Denver smooth · +0
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
969 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 05:55–22:4428x weekly
Runs mixed · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 39 operated DEN → PHX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 39 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 39 operated legs
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled2.6%recent route rate · 1 of 39

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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 AirlinesAA80% on time

Flights AA4040 06:00 daily · AA4248 varies Mo Su · AA1404 08:05 daily · AA1332 12:21 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9100% on time

Flights F91375 07:12 daily · F92105 14:10 daily · F94765 varies Mo Tu We Fr Sa · F92141 18:44 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN71% on time

Flights WN4256 05:55 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2525 06:30 Tu We · WN2678 07:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1383 07:55 Sa

United AirlinesUA90% on time

Flights UA1481 08:08 daily · UA1782 09:49 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1686 11:29 daily · UA631 13:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AA1332departed−5
10-18AA1404departed+40
10-18AA4104dep −3 → arr−20
10-18F91375departed−12
10-18F92105dep −12 → arr−14
10-18UA1254dep −2 → arr−14
10-18UA1481departed−9
10-18UA1686departed+85
10-18UA1782departed−3
10-18UA631departed−4
10-18WN1153dep +10 → arr+14
10-18WN153dep +20 → arr+13
10-18WN1728departed+0
10-18WN1730departed+65
10-18WN4256departed+13
10-18WN496cancelledCNX
10-18WN547departed+12
10-18WN574departed+5
10-17AA1332departed−1
10-17AA1404departed−3
10-17F91375departed−9
10-17F92105departed−3
10-17F94753departed+3
10-17F94765departed−5
10-17LF8502departed+43
10-17UA1254departed−4
10-17UA1481departed−4
10-17UA1507departed+2
10-17UA1686departed−1
10-17UA631departed−4
10-17WN1383departed−2
10-17WN1516departed+42
10-17WN1728departed+14
10-17WN1730departed+13
10-17WN1733departed+50
10-17WN1734departed+4
10-17WN3072departed+4
10-17WN4256departed−2
10-17WN5005departed+42

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 7 kt Full DEN delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 5 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is DEN–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 DEN–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:55 and evening departures around 17:00 from DEN. 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 DEN to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 969 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 98–113 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–PHX fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 202 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.