Direct Flights from Phoenix to Midland
Midland · Texas
Nonstop service from PHX to MAF on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Midland, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Midland for, from Phoenix
1h 40m in the air, 579 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Midland. Two nights works.
About Midland
Midland is a city in the Permian Basin region of Texas. Its warm climate, friendly people, and central location are the primary reasons for the city's popularity. It is home to about 133,000 people (census, 1 April 2020) Twenty minutes to the west is Odessa, with a population of about 100,000. Nearly a quarter of a million people reside in the Midland/Odessa metropolitan area.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Midland
- The Presidential Archives and Leadership Library is a museum and library complex located at 4919 East University Blvd. in Odessa, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
- The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a museum in Midland, Texas, USA, with exhibits relating to the oil and gas industry of the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico.
- The Museum of the Southwest is a multidisciplinary cultural museum opened in 1966. It displays a selection of prints, paintings, and drawings, as well as the 1959 Kentucky Derby trophy.
- The Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (NAEC) is an aviation museum operated by the American Airpower Heritage Museum (AAHM), an affiliate organization of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), headquartered…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Midland weather, compared with Phoenix
9° cooler than Phoenix on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Midland 58°F · Phoenix 68°F · 9° colder
- April
- Midland 80°F · Phoenix 86°F · 5° colder
- July
- Midland 96°F · Phoenix 107°F · 11° colder
- October
- Midland 79°F · Phoenix 89°F · 10° colder
July averages 96°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 Midland
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Midland is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Midland, including Presidential Museum and Leadership Library, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, and Museum of the Southwest.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Phoenix to Midland?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Midland (MAF) on American.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Phoenix to Midland?
- American flies nonstop between Phoenix (PHX) and Midland (MAF).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Phoenix to Midland?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Phoenix to Midland.
- How far is Midland from Phoenix?
- Midland is about 579 miles from Phoenix by air.
- What is there to do in Midland?
- Popular things to do include Presidential Museum and Leadership Library, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Museum of the Southwest, National Aviation Education Center, and more.
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