# Distance from Mercedes (MDX) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,487 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,487 km / 5,274 mi / 4,583 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 153° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 07:29 in Mercedes, it's 05:29 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 322 ft (ORD is higher than MDX)

## Airports

### [Mercedes Airport (MDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdx-mercedes-mercedes-airport/1ef266df-9292-6af6-938e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mercedes, Argentina
- ICAO: SATM
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -29.220000, -58.090000
- Elevation: 358 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 07:29 in Mercedes, it's 05:29 in Chicago.

## Related

- [Mercedes Airport (MDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdx-mercedes-mercedes-airport/1ef266df-9292-6af6-938e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)
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