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The cheapest return flight from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport costs $245 on the route between Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport (PHX). This is also the most popular route.
When flying from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.
The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport is January, where tickets cost $246 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $368 and $356 respectively.
No, with an average price for the route of $346, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.
In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport were found on Frontier ($246) and American Airlines ($246).
Chicago and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (63 flights per week), Southwest (43 flights per week), and United Airlines (35 flights per week).
Weekly flights between Chicago and Phoenix historically see delays in approximately 20% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 145 minutes.
Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.
Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Monday has typically experienced more delays than other days.
Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 16% of their flights encountering any delays.
Chicago (ORD) is the top choice – 51% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.
Flights via Houston (IAH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $155.
Consider flying via Kansas City (MCI) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 5h 10m.
If you prefer a quick connection, Minneapolis (MSP) often has the shortest layovers from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, with an average of 0h 50m.
There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.
Each day, there are between 18 and 21 nonstop flights that take off from Chicago and land in Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 41m. The most common departure time is 5:00 am and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 141 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.
The duration of a nonstop flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport from Chicago is typically 3h 32m. The journey crosses a distance of 1,447 miles.
Early birds can take the earliest flight from Chicago at 5:00 am and will be landing in Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport at 6:32 am.
If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport jets off at 10:40 pm and lands at 12:25 am.
Based on the flight data, it is generally cheaper to fly from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Saturdays in September.
Cheapest Route: Opt for flights from Chicago Midway to Phoenix Sky Harbor for the cheapest route.
Booking Time: Book your flight at least 140 days in advance for the best prices.
Cheapest Airline: Frontier Airlines generally offers the cheapest flights for this route.
Flight Type: Direct flights are more expensive, consider flights with layovers to save money.
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Low season | August |
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High season | March |
Cheapest flight | $123 |
Direct departures
Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
Monday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Tuesday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Wednesday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Thursday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Friday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Saturday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Sunday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Direct returns
Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl to Chicago
Monday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Tuesday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Wednesday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Thursday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Friday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Saturday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
Sunday
American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines
American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more
I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure
I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure
The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.
Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.
Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix
It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.
Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi
The Southwest experience has definitely taken a dive from its early days. You can no longer deferentiate from other airlines. Air travel is too expensive. Southwest is no longer budget friendly. They have lost me as a loyal customer.
Still need to work out the kinks on the new assigned seating boarding process. Otherwise, a very good flight.
Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.
Flight was delayed but they still boarded us early knowing we were delayed. Were not able to move about the plane the majority of the flight.
I liked the snacks and the flight attendants were friendly.
Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great
Absolute disaster. Rude, uncooperative staff. Staff ignores and pretends you don’t exist when you are asking them a question. Erroneous departure gate and baggage claim information. Equipment not working for purchase of drinks. Overly expensive baggage check-in fees. Overly crowded. Dirty airplane. Passengers coughing incessantly as if they were being gassed. Circled airport in flight several times and waited on the tarmac for 1.5 hours. The worst experience ever. Consider another industry. The travel industry is not for you.
The flight was mostly on time, smooth and deplaning was quick. Baggage was really quick at the claim. Comfort was so-so and I paid for economy plus. It was still too crowded and why was a family of 5 scattered all around the plane?
Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.
Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment
The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.
The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!
The flight from Ottawa to Chicago took a lot longer due to DC in Ottawa. We got to Chicago and went to our gate to catch our flight. We only had nine minutes I found that very stressful.
Boarding crew at the gate were hilarious and made boarding run.
I was very unhappy with the lack of communication from the cockpit. It took close to a half an hour before we took off after the doors were closed, and we got no announcements as to progress. It would be nice to get some acknowledgement of the situation and updates as to when we are taking off.
American Airlines is a great dependable airline, on time arrival and departure with polite crew and staff.
Delayed flight due to maintenance and I have had multiple delayed flights due to maintenance in the last month plus
Seat bottom cushions are not good. I’m 165# & they hurt my butt. Plenty of legroom.
The airplane seats were spacious and comfortable, and the flight attendants were friendly and attentive. The food was delicious like never before. The blankets and toiletries were thoughtfully provided. The captain's navigation was steady and reliable. In short, having flown with Starlux, I won't consider any other airline next time.
Like: flights are on time, good boarding process Can improve: planes are old, improve entertainment and make space more comfortable
Original flight was on time, then late, then changed gates...4 times. Once our newest plane came in, it was fine.
After a two hour delay, my flight was CANCELLED! No pilot available. Such BS.
Excellent- plan was barely populated. I cannot remember a flight where I was able/encouraged to stretch out!
Regarding the boarding: it needs more efforts to make it more convenient
The flight was delayed. I upgraded to more room. I can't imagine how small the regular seats are I haven't upgraded for my return flight yet.
Horrible - for the first time in my life i was denied boarding an international flight because the name used on my ticket - Josh - was not exactly the same as my passport - Joshua. At no time during ticketing, online check-in, or at the airport flying from Boston to NY was i notified of a problem. It was only at boarding from NY to Costa Rica I was informed of the problem and by then it was too late. After missing the flight I was told by airport Jet Blue staff, including a supervisor, that it was my problem and they could not assist because i bought "the cheapest fare". i was hung up on twice by JetBlue customer service, including once by a supervisor. I blame Kayak and your awful partner ChatDeal for even allowing me to purchase an international ticket without verifying this - you effectively sold me a ticket i could not use. Shame on you and shame on ChatDeal for doing nothing to help me resolve the situation. What a scam.
Like the variety of entertainment options. One crew member was a little on the rough/rude side. Boarding was a mess, attendants didn't do a great job of helping with the luggage storage and it delayed us a couple of minutes.
The flight kept getting delayed, but the ground crew did not communicate well to the passengers in the terminal. First, we were told that it was an engine issue. That was understandable. We asked, after the third delay, if it would be canceled; they reassured us that that would not happen because a new plane was on its way from Washington DC. Four hours later, that is exactly what happened. No announcement was made only people who had the JetBlue app learned of the cancellation. They rebooked us on a flight that would get into our destination 36 hours after our original time I had to spend an exorbitant amount of money to book an additional flight with a different airline, the following morning in order to make it to my conference in time. Not to mention the fact that by the time I discovered the cancellation on the departures board, it was too late for me to receive a refund on my lodging in the destination city for that night. Because I had booked with KAYAK, I did not receive any JetBlue email with rebooking information. This is what the information information desk kept telling everyone who inquired about a rebooking. This was my first time flying with JetBlue. Needless to say, after extremely poor communication andover $1000 of additional expense later, I will not be flying with them again.
We were several hours delayed due to confusion during boarding. Evidently the crew could not match the manifest with the boarded customers. After significant time trying to find individuals on board, a crew member walked through the entire plane re-scanning each of our boarding passes. Then we had to wait for a new slot to depart, and when we landed, our gate was not ready. It was a complete goat rodeo from start to finish.
Flight is delayed by more than an hour without any reason, the jet blue gates kept changing every 20 mins and there is no proper communication. No ear phones provided in flight, there is a screen with entertainment but what is the use, I have earphones but the console has outdated audio connections, no usb C or bluetooth, they are living 15 years behind
Horrible. Flight was cancelled, jet blue app not working to rebook, no phone number available to call Jet Blue, 400 ish people in line for the help desk, stuck in Boston for 2 more days had to book new flight with a different airline and still not sure if I will be able to get any refund.
Flight was cancelled, no support at JFK even though it is their main hub.. wait times on the phone was very long
Given us a free miles or free flight for waiting for 9 hours I didn’t get home till 5am in the morning and I was supposed to be home at 9:30 touch down.
I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.
12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink
They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!
The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport
Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.
Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!
Just know that everything, and I mean everything is “ala cart”. 60$ just to put something in the overhead bin. I will never fly Frontier again nor do I recommend them to anyone else.
This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.
Flight was delayed one hour. Notification to the crowd waiting near the gate was terrible…announcements were unclear and very hard to hear and therefore understand. Frontier does NOT send texts to notify, only email. The reader board over the gate itself was NEVER updated to indicate the gate had been changed. It’s like a bunch of children are running things.
We’ve all seen the YouTube vids of out of control passengers. But this was an instance of a highly aggressive, bully flight attendant. Yelling in the face of a vet with PTSD who was texting their family. And no , we had not yet been instructed to put our phones in airplane mode. My suggestion is that you should pay whatever difference there is in order to avoid Frontier airlines. Additionally, after 3hrs trying to get customer service frontier offered a $25 voucher. I declined. This experience was so traumatic. To be verbally assaulted and abused by a flight attendant that has the power to say “boo” and I miss my flight ( which was to a family member’s funeral ). Frontier is unsafe and I cannot impress enough how much I discourage anyone ( esp those with any kind of disability like PTSD ) flying on Frontier.
Was just ok with over selling I guess. A lot of people in a short space and when we finally arrive i20 minutes, waiting to get out from the plain because we were waiting authorization for out boarding? Something like that.