{"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":"/phoenix-az-to-deer-ar","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Phoenix, AZ to Deer, AR?","answer":"Phoenix, AZ to Deer, AR is 1,243 mi by road — 21h 35m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 44m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $641 against $445 to drive, and it saves 15h 51m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 71 and the flight 62.","origin":"Phoenix, AZ","destination":"Deer, AR","drive_miles":1243,"drive_minutes":1295,"charge_stops":7,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":344,"flight_miles":933,"tesla_cost_usd":445,"fly_cost_usd":641,"tesla_stress":71,"fly_stress":62,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-18T04:30:13.106+00:00"}