# Distance from Ballera Airport (BBL) to Chicago (ORD)

> 15,264 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,264 km / 9,485 mi / 8,242 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 12:32 in Ballera Airport, it's 21:32 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 295 ft (ORD is higher than BBL)

## Airports

### [Ballera Airport (BBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbl-ballera-airport/1ef266e0-110f-6dd4-a74b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ballera Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLLE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -27.410000, 141.810000
- Elevation: 385 ft

### [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago, United States
- ICAO: KORD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.980000, -87.910000
- Elevation: 680 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:32 in Ballera Airport, it's 21:32 in Chicago.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ballera Airport (BBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbl-ballera-airport/1ef266e0-110f-6dd4-a74b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)