# Distance from Gayndah Airport (GAH) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,342 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,342 km / 8,912 mi / 7,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:29 in Gayndah Airport, it's 17:29 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 311 ft (ORD is higher than GAH)

## Airports

### [Gayndah Airport (GAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gah-gayndah-airport/1ef266e0-0c87-6c9e-81ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gayndah Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGAY
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -25.610000, 151.620000
- Elevation: 369 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 08:29 in Gayndah Airport, it's 17:29 in Chicago.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gayndah Airport (GAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gah-gayndah-airport/1ef266e0-0c87-6c9e-81ae-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)