# Distance from Namrole-Buru Island (NRE) to Chicago (ORD)

> 14,557 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,557 km / 9,045 mi / 7,860 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 13:17 in Namrole-Buru Island, it's 23:17 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 317 ft (ORD is lower than NRE)

## Airports

### [Namrole Airport (NRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nre-namrole-buru-island-namrole-airport/1ef266df-fa45-6fa4-a8b8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Namrole-Buru Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPG
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.820000, 126.720000
- Elevation: 997 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 13:17 in Namrole-Buru Island, it's 23:17 in Chicago.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Namrole Airport (NRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nre-namrole-buru-island-namrole-airport/1ef266df-fa45-6fa4-a8b8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)