The flight time from Phoenix to Chicago is 3 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 52 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
89%
American
86%
Southwest
82%
Frontier
82%
Spirit
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Chicago is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Chicago is 1440 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Phoenix
3 hours, 40 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
3h 17m
United
3h 18m
Southwest
3h 18m
American
3h 20m
Frontier
3h 26m
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

112

Distance

1440 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
51
United
34
Southwest
20
Spirit
3
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Chicago 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 Phoenix to Chicago?

The flight time from Phoenix to Chicago is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 52 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 3 hours, 17 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 20 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 Phoenix 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 172 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Chicago 10 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 Phoenix to Chicago, Frontier is 82% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 89% 10% 1%
American 86% 13% 1%
Frontier 82% 18% 0%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%
Spirit 79% 21% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Chicago, 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)
Spirit 11 170 13 197
United 15 172 10 198
Southwest 11 172 11 198
American 15 173 10 200
Frontier 14 171 17 206

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 0.59
7am 1.08
4pm 0.81
8pm 0.01
11pm 1.53
6am 1.09
8am 1.62
10pm 0.01
2pm 1.12
10am 1
6pm 1.02
1pm 0.7
0am 0.38
1am 0.01
7pm 0.58
11am 1.45
5pm 1.07
5am 0.02
3pm 0.62
12pm 1.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Chicago 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 451
February 464
March 516
April 496
May 475
June 447
July 445
August 463
September 488
October 551
November 510
December 526

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Chicago 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 16.13
Tuesday 15.62
Wednesday 15.77
Thursday 16.13
Friday 16.21
Saturday 16.02
Sunday 16.27

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
Spirit 0
Frontier 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 18 167 12 198
7am 15 173 10 199
4pm 14 170 12 197
8pm 12 168 12 192
11pm 14 171 7 193
6am 14 173 10 198
8am 17 173 13 206
10pm 15 170 6 192
2pm 15 174 14 205
10am 17 173 12 202
6pm 13 172 8 193
1pm 15 174 12 203
0am 14 165 8 187
1am 16 173 9 198
7pm 14 169 7 192
11am 15 174 12 201
5pm 11 174 8 194
5am 13 172 16 200
3pm 14 173 11 199
12pm 14 173 12 201
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.