# Distance from Cue Airport (CUY) to Chicago (ORD)

> 17,173 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,173 km / 10,671 mi / 9,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 13:14 in Cue Airport, it's 00:14 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 238 ft (ORD is higher than CUY)

## Airports

### [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cue Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUE
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.450000, 117.920000
- Elevation: 442 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 13:14 in Cue Airport, it's 00:14 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-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)