# Distance from Kenema (KEN) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,326 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,326 km / 5,174 mi / 4,496 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 18:59 in Kenema, it's 13:59 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 195 ft (ORD is higher than KEN)

## Airports

### [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFKE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.890000, -11.180000
- Elevation: 485 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 18:59 in Kenema, it's 13:59 in Chicago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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