# Distance from Dessie (DSE) to Chicago (ORD)

> 12,061 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,061 km / 7,494 mi / 6,512 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:11 in Dessie, it's 20:11 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,437 ft (ORD is lower than DSE)

## Airports

### [Combolcha Airport (DSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dse-dessie-combolcha-airport/1ef266de-e9eb-665a-9559-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dessie, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADC
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.080000, 39.710000
- Elevation: 6,117 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 04:11 in Dessie, it's 20:11 in Chicago.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Combolcha Airport (DSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dse-dessie-combolcha-airport/1ef266de-e9eb-665a-9559-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)