Airport gate intelligence · PHX
How many gates does Phoenix Airport (PHX) have?
Phoenix Airport (PHX) has 111 gates, with about 554 airline departures a day. American has the most (54), followed by Southwest (31).
American flies 37% of the 82,427 seats leaving PHX each day. American has 74% more gates than Southwest. 5 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at PHX
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 54 | 235 | 30,855 | 37% | 131 | 41% | 69 min | 28 |
| Southwest | 31 | 193 | 31,716 | 38% | 164 | 0% | 58 min | 44 |
| United | 7 | 37 | 6,177 | 7% | 165 | 12% | 74 min | 30 |
| Delta | 4 | 33 | 5,441 | 7% | 163 | 17% | 72 min | 0 |
| Frontier | 4 | 15 | 2,997 | 4% | 200 | 0% | 70 min | 5 |
| Alaska | 3 | 20 | 3,254 | 4% | 160 | 20% | 65 min | 5 |
| Common use (shared) | 5 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 3, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 2 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at PHX
74% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 33 | 84% | 16% |
| American | 235 | 83% | 17% |
| United | 37 | 78% | 22% |
| Alaska | 20 | 74% | 26% |
| Frontier | 15 | 73% | 27% |
| Southwest | 193 | 59% | 41% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft PHX’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at PHX: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no PHX gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: EM (16 flights to Flagstaff and Yuma).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): AN (9 flights); GlobalX (2 flights); China Airlines (2 flights to Taipei); 5A (2 flights); K9 (1 flight).
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How many gates does Phoenix Airport (PHX) have?
Phoenix Airport (PHX) has 111 gates, with about 554 airline departures a day. American has the most (54), followed by Southwest (31).
Which airline has the most gates at Phoenix Airport (PHX)?
American, with 54 of the 111 gates at PHX (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Phoenix Airport (PHX)?
About 554 airline departures a day (Oct 1 to Oct 3, 2026).
Which terminal is American in at PHX?
American flies from Terminal 4’s Concourses B and A at Phoenix Airport (PHX).
How many gates does American have at PHX?
54 gates, with about 235 departures and 30,855 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at PHX?
31 gates, with about 193 departures and 31,716 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at PHX?
7 gates, with about 37 departures and 6,177 seats a day.
How many seats leave PHX each day?
About 82,427 seats on 554 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 3, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at PHX?
66 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves PHX on time most often?
Delta Air Lines: 84% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 74% for all airlines at PHX (3 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 3, 2026).
How often do flights at PHX go back to the gate after pushing back?
7 departures in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off), and 1 came back and changed planes.
How many aircraft tows happen at PHX?
About 114 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.