# Distance from Bureta (LEV) to Chicago (ORD)

> 11,582 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,582 km / 7,197 mi / 6,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 10:13 in Bureta, it's 17:13 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 669 ft (ORD is higher than LEV)

## Airports

### [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bureta, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.710000, 178.760000
- Elevation: 11 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 10:13 in Bureta, it's 17:13 in Chicago.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)