# Distance from Morawa Airport (MWB) to Chicago (ORD)

> 17,440 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,440 km / 10,837 mi / 9,417 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 11:50 in Morawa Airport, it's 22:50 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 410 ft (ORD is higher than MWB)

## Airports

### [Morawa Airport (MWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mwb-morawa-airport/1ef266e0-1418-6526-be75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Morawa Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMRW
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -29.200000, 116.020000
- Elevation: 270 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 11:50 in Morawa Airport, it's 22:50 in Chicago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Morawa Airport (MWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mwb-morawa-airport/1ef266e0-1418-6526-be75-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)