# Distance from Lismore (LSY) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,404 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,404 km / 8,950 mi / 7,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:14 in Lismore, it's 19:14 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 645 ft (ORD is higher than LSY)

## Airports

### [Lismore Airport (LSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsy-lismore-lismore-airport/1ef266e0-10f1-60d2-a5d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lismore, Australia
- ICAO: YLIS
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -28.830000, 153.260000
- Elevation: 35 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 10:14 in Lismore, it's 19:14 in Chicago.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lismore Airport (LSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsy-lismore-lismore-airport/1ef266e0-10f1-60d2-a5d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)