# Distance from Fakarava Airport (FAV) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,749 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,749 km / 5,436 mi / 4,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:52 in Fakarava Airport, it's 14:52 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 667 ft (ORD is higher than FAV)

## Airports

### [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fakarava Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.050000, -145.660000
- Elevation: 13 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 09:52 in Fakarava Airport, it's 14:52 in Chicago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)
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