{"source":"Fly or Tesla?","disclaimer":"Independent, unpaid project, not affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or any airline. Modelled estimates, not quotes. The author prefers driving; the full method is published at /cost-method. Every rate, its publisher and its year are listed at /sources.","sources":"https://flyortesla.com/sources","url":"/alcoa-tn-to-phoenix-az","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Alcoa, TN to Phoenix, AZ?","answer":"Alcoa, TN to Phoenix, AZ is 1,813 mi by road — 30h 47m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 7h 16m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $441 against $623 to drive, and it saves 23h 31m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 99 and the flight 71.","origin":"Alcoa, TN","destination":"Phoenix, AZ","drive_miles":1813,"drive_minutes":1847,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":436,"flight_miles":1700,"tesla_cost_usd":623,"fly_cost_usd":441,"tesla_stress":99,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T08:18:04.106+00:00"}