On select days in August, September, and October, American Airlines is offering direct roundtrip flights between Miami and Chicago for $179 including all taxes and fees.

The first weekend in September looks particularly appealing. Flights leave on Friday, September 3rd, and come back either Sunday or Monday. Total flight cost is $179, and flights are direct and take under three hours each way.

Delta, Northwest, AirTran, and United also offer flights between Miami and Chicago, and in many cases, there flights cost less than 200 dollars as well.

Maybe its the episode of ‘Miami Social‘ I watched last night, but this seems like a great excuse to visit Miami for a weekend.

Flights to Orlando from Chicago are also particularly cheap right now.