Chicago (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 41m
Bearing
254° W
Chicago (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,441 miles (2,319 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MDW–PHX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop MDW–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
497
April 2026
Seats
84,528
both directions
Passengers
70,740
both directions
Load factor
83.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MDW–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MDW–PHX departures in April 2026 (477), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
477 departures · 80,929 seats
Share of departures96.0%83.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
18 departures · 3,348 seats
Share of departures3.6%85.8%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%97.2%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.2%40.8%
Load
What plane flies MDW–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of MDW–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
253 departures · 85.0% load
50.9% - Boeing 737-800
157 departures · 80.7% load
31.6% - Boeing 737-700
67 departures · 86.3% load
13.5% - Airbus A320neo
18 departures · 85.8% load
3.6% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 97.2% load
0.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 40.8% load
0.2%
How has MDW–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop MDW–PHX departures rose from 484 in May 2025 to 497 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MDW–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
484 departures · 66,750 passengers
82.1%
Load
June 2025
474 departures · 65,657 passengers
83.7%
Load
July 2025
501 departures · 67,102 passengers
81.1%
Load
August 2025
421 departures · 61,706 passengers
86.9%
Load
September 2025
404 departures · 58,925 passengers
86.0%
Load
October 2025
530 departures · 78,891 passengers
85.6%
Load
November 2025
424 departures · 60,234 passengers
81.5%
Load
December 2025
480 departures · 68,400 passengers
81.9%
Load
January 2026
403 departures · 53,626 passengers
77.1%
Load
February 2026
411 departures · 57,190 passengers
80.4%
Load
March 2026
545 departures · 83,113 passengers
89.7%
Load
April 2026
497 departures · 70,740 passengers
83.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → PHX
79.0% full
250 departures · 34,153 passengers
PHX → MDW
88.6% full
247 departures · 36,587 passengers
Nonstop MDW–PHX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (MDW) from Phoenix (PHX)?
MDW to PHX is 1,441 miles (2,319 km / 1,252 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MDW to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,441-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MDW–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (31.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MDW–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,441-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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