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Phoenix, AZ to San Francisco, CA

PHX → SFO · 651 mi · 1,048 km

22.3
Daily flights
8,143
Flights / year
651 mi
1,048 km
4
Carriers

Carriers on This Route

8,143 flights a year link Phoenix, AZ and San Francisco, CA, a 651 mi (1,048 km) trip flown by 4 carriers.

United Airlines
United AirlinesUA
2,865 flights/yr127 min avg2 min padding
Delay cause: 43% airline-controllable · 57% weather / ATC386 flights sampled
American Airlines
American AirlinesAA
2,614 flights/yr124 min avg3 min padding
Delay cause: 73% airline-controllable · 27% weather / ATC432 flights sampled
Southwest Airlines
Southwest AirlinesWN
2,148 flights/yr117 min avg8 min padding
Delay cause: 62% airline-controllable · 38% weather / ATC425 flights sampled
Frontier Airlines
Frontier AirlinesF9
516 flights/yr128 min avg6 min padding
Delay cause: 48% airline-controllable · 52% weather / ATC82 flights sampled

"Airline-controllable" delays are within the carrier's power (scheduling, staffing, maintenance). Weather and air-traffic-control delays are outside its control. The red portion of each bar is the controllable share.

Airline Policy Comparison

The policy score combines how little a carrier costs you when things change: carry-on rules, checked-bag fees, and change fees. A higher score means fewer fees and more flexibility.

AirlinePolicy ScoreCarry-onBag 1Changes
United Airlines73Free$45Free
American Airlines83Free$45Free
Southwest Airlines83Free$45Free
Frontier Airlines5Fee$65Fee

Policy scores are a 0-100 rating based on each carrier's fee schedule and change rules, using the same scoring engine as our flight scores.

Airport Facts

Phoenix, AZ

PHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International

Places within 1mi40
Restaurants11
Cafés7
Bars3
Shops25
Avg taxi out16.28 min
Avg taxi in7.63 min

San Francisco, CA

SFO

San Francisco International

Places within 1mi44
Restaurants12
Cafés9
Bars4
Shops15
Avg taxi out22.16 min
Avg taxi in8.59 min

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