🇺🇸 PHL
Philadelphia
667 mi
MDW 🇺🇸
Chicago

Philadelphia to Chicago Flights

Philadelphia International Airport Chicago Midway International Airport 4 airlines

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The Philadelphia to Chicago route connects Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in US with Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 667 miles (1073 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 48m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Southwest, Frontier, NetJets Aviation and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 14 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Philadelphia International Airport

ICAO Code:
KPHL
IATA Code:
PHL
City:
🇺🇸 Philadelphia
Country:
US
Elevation:
36 ft

Destination Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport

ICAO Code:
KMDW
IATA Code:
MDW
City:
🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:
US
Elevation:
620 ft

4

Operators

14

Tracked Flights

667

Miles

1h 48m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Philadelphia to Chicago
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Southwest SWA WN
Frontier FFT F9
NetJets Aviation EJA 1I
Flexjet LXJ -

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 22 16%
Tuesday 14 10%
Wednesday 16 12%
Thursday 16 12%
Friday 14 10%
Saturday 24 17%
Sunday 33 24%

Pattern Analysis

14 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 139
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 82 flights
Weekend: 57 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
- E545 -
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
- A20N -
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
- CL60 -
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
B38M 14:15 2:15 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
14:15 2:15 PM Southwest SWA WN

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KPHL - America/New_York).

Total Departure Times: 1
Time Range:
14:15 - 14:15
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.