PHX → ORDPhoenix to Chicago

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (ORD): 144 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 100% of the last 29 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 32 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,313 km, an estimated 3 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 01:21 UTC.

Today, PHX → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
UA1552United AirlinesIn the air, 19 min late

Left PHX at 16:41, 19 min after its 16:22 slot.

Likely landing
about 21:50middle half 21:44 to 22:01 · sched 22:00

Landing estimate from 242,983 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The ORD board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track UA1552 →
  1. 00:36 AA1148American Airlines Left 00:44 +8 Landed 05:56 −3
  2. 14:37 UA1750United Airlines Left 17:16 +159 Landed 17:35 −159
  3. 15:17 AA1078American Airlines Left 15:21 Landed 20:18 −42
  4. 16:22 UA1552United Airlines Left 16:41 +19 ORD about 21:50In the air · sched 22:00
  5. 17:22 UA1210United Airlines Left 17:31 +9 ORD 22:59In the air · scheduled landing
  6. 17:57 AA695American Airlines Left 17:59 ORD 23:30In the air · scheduled landing
  7. 19:04 AA2201American Airlines On scheduleGate A21 · T4 ·
  8. 23:33 AA3236American Airlines On scheduleGate A19 · T4 ·
  9. · AA2474American Airlines Departed Landed 14:46 +13
  10. · AA2506American Airlines Departed Landed 10:38 −27
  11. · AA2710American Airlines Departed Landed 15:38 −31
  12. · AA2765American Airlines Departed Landed 12:36 −23
  13. · AA338American Airlines Departed Landed 17:52 −10
  14. · UA1748United Airlines Departed Landed 16:39 −21
  15. · UA1842United Airlines Departed Landed 18:10 −19
  16. · UA2449United Airlines Departed Landed 12:05 −20
  17. · UA356United Airlines Departed Landed 13:38 +9

Checked PHX board 18:19 · ORD board 20:21

PHX Phoenix busy · +19
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,313 km · ~3h 28m est.
dep bank 00:36–23:52144x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 144x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 29 tracked PHX → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 29 arrivals
Flight time~3h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures144x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 32

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA1148 00:36 daily · AA2506 05:30 daily · AA2765 07:16 daily · AA2474 08:48 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91828 19:32 Mo Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA2449 06:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA356 07:10 daily · UA1124 09:00 daily · UA1748 10:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AA1078dep +4 → arr−42
10-29AA1148dep +8 → arr−3
10-29AA2474arrived+13
10-29AA2506arrived−27
10-29AA2710arrived−31
10-29AA2765arrived−23
10-29AA338arrived−10
10-29AA695departed+2
10-29UA1210departed+9
10-29UA1552departed+19
10-29UA1748arrived−21
10-29UA1750dep +159 → arr−159
10-29UA1842arrived−19
10-29UA2449arrived−20
10-29UA356arrived+9
10-28AA1078arrived−22
10-28AA2474arrived−10
10-28AA2506arrived−22
10-28AA2710arrived−29
10-28AA2765arrived−9
10-28AA3236arrived−10
10-28AA338arrived−7
10-28AA695arrived−16
10-28UA1210arrived−38
10-28UA1552arrived−18
10-28UA1748arrived−3
10-28UA1750arrived−16
10-28UA1842arrived−10
10-28UA2449arrived−11
10-28UA356arrived−5
10-27AA1148arrived−4
10-27AA3236arrived−26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
PHXPhoenix +19 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 7 kt Full PHX delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 3 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Phoenix to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHX to ORD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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PHX to ORD questions

Is PHX–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:36 and evening departures around 17:20 from PHX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHX to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,313 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 193–228 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–ORD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 144 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.