Boston (BOS) to Phoenix (PHX) is 2,295 miles in a straight line, about 5h 05m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 10 air traffic control facilities along the way.
Who handles your flight
Every airliner is passed from one air traffic control facility to the next. On the most direct path, these are the teams that guide you, in order. Weather and traffic can send a flight through other centers, so your actual flight may differ a little.
- BOSTowerBoston Logan Tower (BOS)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
- A90TRACONBoston TRACON (A90)Guides the climb outThank them →
- ZBWCenterBoston ARTCC (ZBW)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
- ZNYCenterNew York ARTCC (ZNY)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZOBCenterCleveland ARTCC (ZOB)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZAUCenterChicago ARTCC (ZAU)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZKCCenterKansas City ARTCC (ZKC)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZABCenterAlbuquerque ARTCC (ZAB)Starts your descentThank them →
- P50TRACONPhoenix TRACON (P50)Lines you up for the approachThank them →
- PHXTowerPhoenix Sky Harbor Tower (PHX)Clears you to landThank them →
Flying the other way
Phoenix (PHX) to Boston (BOS)
PHX → P50 → ZAB → ZKC → ZAU → ZOB → ZNY → ZBW → A90 → BOS
About the airports
Boston Logan International Airport
Boston, MA
Codes: BOS · KBOS
Time zone: Eastern
Control tower: Boston Logan Tower (BOS)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix, AZ
Codes: PHX · KPHX
Time zone: Arizona (Mountain, no daylight saving)
Control tower: Phoenix Sky Harbor Tower (PHX)
More routes
- Boston (BOS) to Atlanta (ATL)
- Boston (BOS) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Boston (BOS) to Denver (DEN)
- Boston (BOS) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Boston (BOS) to New York JFK (JFK)
- Boston (BOS) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Boston (BOS) to Orlando (MCO)
- Boston (BOS) to Miami (MIA)
- Boston (BOS) to Charlotte (CLT)
- Boston (BOS) to Seattle (SEA)
- Boston (BOS) to Newark (EWR)
- Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO)
- Boston (BOS) to Houston (IAH)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Boston (BOS)
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Boston (BOS)
How we figure this out
Distance is the great-circle distance between the two airports, the shortest path over the curved Earth. Flight time assumes an average airliner speed of about 500 mph plus about 30 minutes for taxi, takeoff and landing. The list of facilities follows the same path, using each airport's tower and approach control and the FAA's en route center boundaries.
Say thanks to the controllers who got you there. It's free, takes 30 seconds, and every post is checked before it goes up.
Common questions
How long is the flight from Boston (BOS) to Phoenix (PHX)?
About 5h 05m gate to gate for the 2,295-mile trip. Flying west, you often fight a headwind, so it can take a little longer.
How far is Boston (BOS) from Phoenix (PHX)?
2,295 miles (1,994 nautical miles, 3,694 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.
Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Boston (BOS) to Phoenix (PHX)?
Usually 10 facilities: Boston Logan Tower (BOS), Boston TRACON (A90), Boston ARTCC (ZBW), New York ARTCC (ZNY), Cleveland ARTCC (ZOB), Chicago ARTCC (ZAU), Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC), Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB), Phoenix TRACON (P50) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Tower (PHX). You can thank each one on its own wall at Thank ATC.
Is there a time change between Boston (BOS) and Phoenix (PHX)?
Yes. Phoenix (PHX) is 3 hours behind Boston (BOS) in summer and 2 hours in winter.