Great-circle route PHX → 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 Phoenix to Chicago is approximately 3h 23m nonstop. The distance is 1,437 miles (2,313 km). There are about 21 nonstop flights from Phoenix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX → ORD Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
3h 23m | 1,437 mi | 98/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| PHX → MDW Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
3h 24m | 1,441 mi | 50/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 Phoenix to Chicago, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Phoenix to Chicago 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 148 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 PHX–ORD 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
PHX to ORD, PHX to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
