# Distance from Larantuka-Flores Island (LKA) to Chicago (ORD)

> 15,205 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,205 km / 9,448 mi / 8,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:43 in Larantuka-Flores Island, it's 19:43 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 623 ft (ORD is higher than LKA)

## Airports

### [Gewayentana Airport (LKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lka-larantuka-flores-island-gewayentana-airport/1ef266df-ffbe-64cc-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Larantuka-Flores Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.350000, 122.980000
- Elevation: 57 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 08:43 in Larantuka-Flores Island, it's 19:43 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gewayentana Airport (LKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lka-larantuka-flores-island-gewayentana-airport/1ef266df-ffbe-64cc-909a-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)