# Distance from Mildura (MQL) to Chicago (ORD)

> 15,620 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,620 km / 9,706 mi / 8,434 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 07:57 in Mildura, it's 16:57 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 513 ft (ORD is higher than MQL)

## Airports

### [Mildura Airport (MQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mql-mildura-mildura-airport/1ef266e0-12d5-6ede-a0ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mildura, Australia
- ICAO: YMIA
- Timezone: Australia/Hobart
- Coordinates: -34.230000, 142.090000
- Elevation: 167 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 07:57 in Mildura, it's 16:57 in Chicago.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mildura Airport (MQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mql-mildura-mildura-airport/1ef266e0-12d5-6ede-a0ea-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)