# Distance from Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island (LSX) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,757 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,757 km / 9,170 mi / 7,968 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 02:53 in Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, it's 14:53 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 652 ft (ORD is higher than LSX)

## Airports

### [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITL
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.070000, 97.260000
- Elevation: 28 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 02:53 in Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, it's 14:53 in Chicago.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)