# Distance from Kaikohe Airport (KKO) to Chicago (ORD)

> 13,161 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,161 km / 8,178 mi / 7,107 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 18:25 in Kaikohe Airport, it's 01:25 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 109 ft (ORD is higher than KKO)

## Airports

### [Kaikohe Airport (KKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kko-kaikohe-airport/1ef266df-76f6-6a68-8d87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaikohe Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZKO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -35.450000, 173.820000
- Elevation: 571 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 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 18:25 in Kaikohe Airport, it's 01:25 in Chicago.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaikohe Airport (KKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kko-kaikohe-airport/1ef266df-76f6-6a68-8d87-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)