# Distance from Monrovia (MLW) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,479 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,479 km / 5,269 mi / 4,578 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Liberia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 22:27 in Monrovia, it's 17:27 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 655 ft (ORD is higher than MLW)

## Airports

### [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monrovia, Liberia
- ICAO: GLMR
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.290000, -10.760000
- Elevation: 25 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 22:27 in Monrovia, it's 17:27 in Chicago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)