Nonstop flights from Chicago to Phoenix

Southwest Airlines flies this route 5 to 7 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

1,442 mi · 44 flights a week

PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International

MDWPHX

When they leave

Chicago time

5:40a8:20pFirst departure 5:40 AM, last 8:20 PM

Six in the morning, 5:40 AM to 11:00 AM, then six in the afternoon, 12:35 PM to 4:55 PM, then five in the evening, 5:15 PM to 8:20 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:40 AM→7:15 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
5:40 AM→7:15 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat, Sun
7:10 AM→8:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
7:10 AM→8:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
9:05 AM→10:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
9:25 AM→11:00 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
10:00 AM→11:35 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
11:00 AM→12:35 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
12:35 PM→2:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
1:50 PM→3:25 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
1:55 PM→3:30 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat
2:40 PM→4:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sat, Sun
3:15 PM→4:50 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
4:55 PM→6:35 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
5:15 PM→6:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
6:15 PM→7:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:40 PM→8:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
7:55 PM→9:30 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
8:20 PM→9:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Phoenix

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Phoenix, 5 to 7 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

Flights run every day of the week, from 5 on Saturdays to 7 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. The first arrival in Phoenix is at 7:15 AM and the last at 9:55 PM. The flight covers 1,442 miles.

Flying back, Phoenix to Chicago has 45 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Phoenix, 122 a week.