# Distance from Kununurra (KNX) to Chicago (ORD)

> 15,469 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,469 km / 9,612 mi / 8,353 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 03:14 in Kununurra, it's 14:14 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 535 ft (ORD is higher than KNX)

## Airports

### [Kununurra Airport (KNX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knx-kununurra-kununurra-airport/1ef266e0-1710-6da0-baf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kununurra, Australia
- ICAO: YPKU
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -15.780000, 128.710000
- Elevation: 145 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 03:14 in Kununurra, it's 14:14 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kununurra Airport (KNX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knx-kununurra-kununurra-airport/1ef266e0-1710-6da0-baf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)