# Distance from Bima-Sumbawa Island (BMU) to Chicago (ORD)

> 15,475 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,475 km / 9,616 mi / 8,356 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:53 in Bima-Sumbawa Island, it's 20:53 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 677 ft (ORD is higher than BMU)

## Airports

### [Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmu-bima-sumbawa-island-muhammad-salahuddin-airport/1ef266df-f91d-6b54-bb6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bima-Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADB
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.540000, 118.690000
- Elevation: 3 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 09:53 in Bima-Sumbawa Island, it's 20:53 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmu-bima-sumbawa-island-muhammad-salahuddin-airport/1ef266df-f91d-6b54-bb6e-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)