# Distance from Mersing (MEP) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,942 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,942 km / 9,284 mi / 8,068 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 20:22 in Mersing, it's 07:22 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 670 ft (ORD is higher than MEP)

## Airports

### [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mersing, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMAU
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.380000, 103.870000
- Elevation: 10 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 20:22 in Mersing, it's 07:22 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-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)