# Distance from Horta (HOR) to Chicago (ORD)

> 4,937 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,937 km / 3,068 mi / 2,666 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:55 in Horta, it's 04:55 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 562 ft (ORD is higher than HOR)

## Airports

### [Horta Airport (HOR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hor-horta-horta-airport/1ef266df-5590-664e-ad7b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Horta, Portugal
- ICAO: LPHR
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 38.520000, -28.720000
- Elevation: 118 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 09:55 in Horta, it's 04:55 in Chicago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Horta Airport (HOR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hor-horta-horta-airport/1ef266df-5590-664e-ad7b-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)