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When flying from Detroit to Phoenix, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Detroit, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport is January, where tickets cost C$ 265 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 512 and C$ 506 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of C$ 453, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Detroit to Phoenix were found on Frontier (C$ 287) and Southwest (C$ 297).

Detroit and Phoenix are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Delta (21 flights per week), American Airlines (8 flights per week), and Frontier (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Detroit and Phoenix historically see delays in approximately 17% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 167 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, American Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 14% of their flights encountering any delays.

Denver (DEN) is the top choice – 71% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Detroit to Phoenix picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of C$ 324.

Consider flying via Chicago (MDW) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 00m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Chicago (MDW) often has the shortest layovers from Detroit to Phoenix, with an average of 0h 53m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 5 and 6 nonstop flights that take off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and land in Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 4h 10m. The most common departure time is 5:00 p.m. and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 36 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.