Great-circle route ORD → PHX. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Chicago to Phoenix is approximately 3h 23m nonstop. The distance is 1,437 miles (2,313 km). There are about 19 nonstop flights from Chicago to Phoenix per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → PHX Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
3h 23m | 1,437 mi | 91/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → PHX Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
3h 24m | 1,441 mi | 42/wk | Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Phoenix, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Phoenix is 1,437 miles, or 2,313 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,437 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,313 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,249 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 133 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 23m in the air on the ORD–PHX nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,437-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,437 miles (2,313 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to PHX, MDW to PHX. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
