# Distance from Longyearbyen (LYR) to Chicago (ORD)

> 5,748 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,748 km / 3,572 mi / 3,104 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:37 in Longyearbyen, it's 03:37 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 592 ft (ORD is higher than LYR)

## Airports

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:37 in Longyearbyen, it's 03:37 in Chicago.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)