# Distance from Dillon's Bay (DLY) to Chicago (ORD)

> 12,454 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,454 km / 7,739 mi / 6,725 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vanuatu) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 13:37 in Dillon's Bay, it's 21:37 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 142 ft (ORD is higher than DLY)

## Airports

### [Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dly-dillons-bay-dillons-bay-airport/1ef266df-74ce-69b6-b257-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dillon's Bay, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVVD
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -18.770000, 169.000000
- Elevation: 538 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 13:37 in Dillon's Bay, it's 21:37 in Chicago.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dly-dillons-bay-dillons-bay-airport/1ef266df-74ce-69b6-b257-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)