The flight time from Chicago to Phoenix is 3 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 1 minute early.
19 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 16 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
86%
United
84%
American
81%
Frontier
67%
Spirit
44%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Phoenix is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 16 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Phoenix is 1440 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Chicago
3 hours, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 41m
Southwest
3h 43m
United
3h 45m
Spirit
3h 51m
Frontier
3h 52m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

114

Distance

1440 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
56
United
38
Southwest
13
Frontier
5
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Phoenix by plane is 1440 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Chicago to Phoenix?

The flight time from Chicago to Phoenix is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 16 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 41 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 52 minutes.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Phoenix?

Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Chicago to Phoenix.

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Chicago (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 13 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Chicago 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 196 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Chicago to Phoenix, Frontier is 67% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 86% 13% 1%
United 84% 15% 1%
American 81% 18% 1%
Frontier 67% 29% 4%
Spirit 44% 56% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago and Phoenix, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 17 195 6 221
Southwest 17 199 5 223
United 22 197 4 225
Spirit 15 201 8 231
Frontier 21 198 9 232

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
9am 1.37
12pm 0.9
4pm 1.01
7pm 0.93
9pm 0.4
8pm 1.02
6pm 0.46
7am 1.52
10am 0.66
6am 1.09
8am 1.25
10pm 0.16
3pm 0.23
1pm 1.62
5am 0.47
2pm 0.66
11am 1.21
11pm 0.04
5pm 1.1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Phoenix that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 504
February 485
March 598
April 572
May 575
June 458
July 456
August 443
September 472
October 478
November 439
December 468

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Phoenix that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 17.04
Tuesday 15.96
Wednesday 15.79
Thursday 16.35
Friday 16.56
Saturday 15.98
Sunday 16.71

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
United 1
Southwest 0
Frontier 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
9am 22 197 5 225
12pm 17 200 5 225
4pm 21 194 4 221
7pm 24 195 5 226
9pm 20 196 6 225
8pm 22 192 6 223
6pm 25 195 6 230
7am 18 199 6 228
10am 19 195 5 222
6am 14 201 5 222
8am 19 192 5 218
10pm 17 196 9 229
3pm 19 198 4 223
1pm 18 196 5 220
5am 14 192 7 214
2pm 20 196 5 223
11am 17 194 6 218
11pm 16 194 8 225
5pm 18 195 6 224
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.