# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Chicago/Waukegan (UGN)

> 13,235 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,235 km / 8,224 mi / 7,146 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 07:08 in Hyderabad, it's 20:38 in Chicago/Waukegan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,296 ft (UGN is lower than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 ft

### [Waukegan Ntl Airport (UGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugn-chicagowaukegan-waukegan-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3dd6-60c6-8671-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago/Waukegan, United States
- ICAO: KUGN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.420000, -87.870000
- Elevation: 728 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 07:08 in Hyderabad, it's 20:38 in Chicago/Waukegan.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Waukegan Ntl Airport (UGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugn-chicagowaukegan-waukegan-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3dd6-60c6-8671-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)