Great-circle route PHL → ORD. 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 Philadelphia to Chicago is approximately 1h 57m nonstop. The distance is 676 miles (1,088 km). There are about 21 nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Chicago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL → ORD Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
1h 57m | 676 mi | 112/wk | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| PHL → MDW Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
1h 56m | 667 mi | 33/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.
4 airlines fly nonstop from Philadelphia to Chicago, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Philadelphia to Chicago is 676 miles, or 1,088 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 676 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,088 km |
| Nautical miles | 587 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 145 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 57m in the air on the PHL–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 676-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.
676 miles (1,088 km) great-circle between Philadelphia International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
PHL to ORD, PHL to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
