Columbus (CMH) – Phoenix (PHX)
- Distance
- 2,688 km
- 1,670 mi · 1,451 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 13 min / 3 h 39 min
- Average gate to gate: CMH → PHX / back
- Time difference
- 2 h / 3 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 337 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (199 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 295,632
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.2%
- Flights / week
- 44
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 376,398 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- AA, WN
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CMH
- 264°
- Heading from PHX
- 66°
- Halfway point
- 37.62, -98.08
- Great-circle km
- 2,682 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CMH → PHX
- 3 h 50 min
- In the air PHX → CMH
- 3 h 15 min
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 3 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 20,175 |
| Sep 2025 | 19,397 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,049 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,493 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,582 |
| Jan 2026 | 19,925 |
| Feb 2026 | 20,450 |
| Mar 2026 | 33,899 |
| Apr 2026 | 25,633 |
| May 2026 | 27,117 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,981 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,931 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 155 |
| Sep 2025 | 142 |
| Oct 2025 | 213 |
| Nov 2025 | 191 |
| Dec 2025 | 199 |
| Jan 2026 | 152 |
| Feb 2026 | 148 |
| Mar 2026 | 249 |
| Apr 2026 | 220 |
| May 2026 | 219 |
| Jun 2026 | 190 |
| Jul 2026 | 188 |
Airlines flying CMH–PHX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 23 | 57% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 20 | 43% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-800 · 1,018 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 594 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 355 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 260 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 31 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 6 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1 flight
- Boeing 737-900ER · 1 flight
Also carried: 74 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 76.9%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 19 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.1%
- Flights counted
- 2,295
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 80.9% | 22 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 72.3% | 16 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 45% · aircraft arriving late 43% · air traffic system 11% · weather 1% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $343
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $311
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- American Airlines
- 51% of passengers · $361
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 43% of passengers · $315
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $297 · Q3 2025 $298 · Q4 2025 $303 · Q1 2026 $343).
Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $350, likely $303–$399
The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 95% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 3.6%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,682 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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