# Distance from Caen/Carpiquet (CFR) to Chicago (ORD)

> 6,466 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,466 km / 4,018 mi / 3,492 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:48 in Caen/Carpiquet, it's 16:48 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 424 ft (ORD is higher than CFR)

## Airports

### [Caen-Carpiquet Airport (CFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfr-caencarpiquet-caen-carpiquet-airport/1ef266df-4ca5-6e8a-9eb7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caen/Carpiquet, France
- ICAO: LFRK
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.170000, -0.450000
- Elevation: 256 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:48 in Caen/Carpiquet, it's 16:48 in Chicago.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Caen-Carpiquet Airport (CFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfr-caencarpiquet-caen-carpiquet-airport/1ef266df-4ca5-6e8a-9eb7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)