# Distance from Bale/Mulhouse (MLH) to Chicago (ORD)

> 7,060 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,060 km / 4,387 mi / 3,812 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:46 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 14:46 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 205 ft (ORD is lower than MLH)

## Airports

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZM
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 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 21:46 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 14:46 in Chicago.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)