# Distance from Mare (MEE) to Chicago (ORD)

> 12,719 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,719 km / 7,903 mi / 6,868 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Caledonia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 23:54 in Mare, it's 07:54 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 539 ft (ORD is higher than MEE)

## Airports

### [Mare Airport (MEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mee-mare-mare-airport/1ef266df-7524-6c26-b198-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mare, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWR
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -21.480000, 168.040000
- Elevation: 141 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 23:54 in Mare, it's 07:54 in Chicago.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mare Airport (MEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mee-mare-mare-airport/1ef266df-7524-6c26-b198-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)