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 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 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 26 October 2026 at 20:07 UTC.

Today, PHX → CLD

Mon 26 Oct · local times
AA3387American AirlinesIn the air, 16 min late

Left PHX at 10:42, 16 min after its 10:26 slot.

Track AA3387 →
  1. 10:26 AA3387American Airlines Left 10:42 +16 ·
  2. 15:11 AA3609American Airlines On scheduleGate B12 · T4 ·
  3. 17:03 AA4021American Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T4 ·

Checked PHX board 13:07

PHX Phoenix busy · +19
CLD Carlsbad tracking
491 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 10:26–20:377x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live PHX and CLD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+20 minacross the last 3 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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA3387 10:26 daily · AA3609 15:11 daily · AA4021 17:03 daily · AA4154 20:37 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26AA3387departed+16
10-25AA3387departed+20
10-25AA3609departed+20

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 +19 min busy 🌤 few clouds · 3 kt 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 74/100. 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 10:26 and evening departures around 17:03 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 26 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.