# Distance from Bucaramanga (BGA) to Chicago (ORD)

> 4,138 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,138 km / 2,571 mi / 2,234 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 03:32 in Bucaramanga, it's 03:32 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,217 ft (ORD is lower than BGA)

## Airports

### [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucaramanga, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.130000, -73.180000
- Elevation: 3,897 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

## Related

- [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-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)