Flights Phoenix → Chicago
PHX → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Chicago operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 68%, with an average delay of 18.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 738 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles nearly 19.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 955 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 2,319 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 19m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of PHX-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 955 tracked PHX-MDW flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-MDW
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 955 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Chicago is 3.04% across 955 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
