Direct Flights from Milwaukee to Phoenix
Phoenix · Arizona
Nonstop service from MKE to PHX on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Phoenix is one of the best-connected places in the country: 120 cities fly there nonstop, Milwaukee among them.
How long to go to Phoenix for, from Milwaukee
3h 25m in the air, 1,458 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital of the state of Arizona, the most populous city in the American Southwest. Warm and sunny winter weather have ensured a thriving tourism industry, and the city has become the region's primary political, cultural, economic, and transportation center. Phoenix is extremely hot and dry in the summertime, so always have sunscreen with you! It had about 1,625,000 residents in 2021, and is the fifth largest city in the United States.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Phoenix
- Taliesin West is a studio and home developed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
- The Arizona State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Arizona and is located in its capital city of Phoenix.
- The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the United States.
- The Heard Museum is a private, not-for-profit museum in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art.
- The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest museum for visual art in the southwest United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is 285,000 square feet (26,500 m2).
- The Hohokam Pima National Monument is an ancient Hohokam village within the Gila River Indian Community, near present-day Sacaton, Arizona.
- Desert Botanical Garden is a 140-acre (57 ha) botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, central Arizona.
- The Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. As of 2025, the rector of the cathedral is Monsignor Matthew Henry.
- The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies was founded in 1960, on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University, and houses the world's largest university-based meteorite collection.
- The St. Stephen Cathedral is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic cathedral located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the cathedral for the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.
- The Arizona State University Art Museum is an art museum operated by Arizona State University, located on its main campus in Tempe, Arizona.
- Mystery Castle is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in the foothills of South Mountain Park. It was built in the 1930s by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter Mary Lou Gulley.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Phoenix weather, compared with Milwaukee
31° warmer than Milwaukee on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Phoenix 68°F · Milwaukee 30°F · 38° warmer
- April
- Phoenix 86°F · Milwaukee 54°F · 32° warmer
- July
- Phoenix 107°F · Milwaukee 81°F · 26° warmer
- October
- Phoenix 89°F · Milwaukee 60°F · 29° warmer
July averages 107°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Phoenix
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Phoenix is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Phoenix rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, and Phoenix Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Milwaukee to Phoenix?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Milwaukee (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX) on American, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Milwaukee to Phoenix?
- American, Southwest fly nonstop between Milwaukee (MKE) and Phoenix (PHX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Milwaukee to Phoenix?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Milwaukee to Phoenix.
- How far is Phoenix from Milwaukee?
- Phoenix is about 1,458 miles from Milwaukee by air.
- What is there to do in Phoenix?
- Popular things to do include Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix Zoo, Heard Museum, and more.
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