# Distance from Namlea-Buru Island (NAM) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,480 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,480 km / 8,997 mi / 7,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 05:44 in Namlea-Buru Island, it's 15:44 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 639 ft (ORD is higher than NAM)

## Airports

### [Namlea Airport (NAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nam-namlea-buru-island-namlea-airport/1ef266df-fa6b-604c-ba77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Namlea-Buru Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPR
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.240000, 127.100000
- Elevation: 41 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 05:44 in Namlea-Buru Island, it's 15:44 in Chicago.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Namlea Airport (NAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nam-namlea-buru-island-namlea-airport/1ef266df-fa6b-604c-ba77-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)