# Distance from La Rioja (IRJ) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,225 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,225 km / 5,111 mi / 4,441 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 161° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 09:27 in La Rioja, it's 07:27 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 757 ft (ORD is lower than IRJ)

## Airports

### [Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irj-la-rioja-capitan-v-a-almonacid-airport/1ef266df-91f9-6e96-a490-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Rioja, Argentina
- ICAO: SANL
- Timezone: America/Argentina/La_Rioja
- Coordinates: -29.380000, -66.800000
- Elevation: 1,437 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 09:27 in La Rioja, it's 07:27 in Chicago.

## Related

- [Capitan V A Almonacid Airport (IRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/irj-la-rioja-capitan-v-a-almonacid-airport/1ef266df-91f9-6e96-a490-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)