# Distance from Kiffa (KFA) to Chicago (ORD)

> 7,680 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,680 km / 4,772 mi / 4,147 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:29 in Kiffa, it's 03:29 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 256 ft (ORD is higher than KFA)

## Airports

### [Kiffa Airport (KFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfa-kiffa-kiffa-airport/1ef266de-e92d-69f2-8d93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiffa, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNF
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.590000, -11.410000
- Elevation: 424 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 08:29 in Kiffa, it's 03:29 in Chicago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kiffa Airport (KFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfa-kiffa-kiffa-airport/1ef266de-e92d-69f2-8d93-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)