# Distance from Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling (PWK) to Tunis (TUN)

> 7,945 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,945 km / 4,937 mi / 4,290 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Tunisia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 21:47 in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, it's 03:47 in Tunis)
- **Elevation difference**: 625 ft (TUN is lower than PWK)

## Airports

### [Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwk-chicagoprospect-heightswheeling-chicago-executive-airport/1ef266df-342a-66c6-8204-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, United States
- ICAO: KPWK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.100000, -87.900000
- Elevation: 647 ft

### [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tunis, Tunisia
- ICAO: DTTA
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates: 36.850000, 10.230000
- Elevation: 22 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 21:47 in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, it's 03:47 in Tunis.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwk-chicagoprospect-heightswheeling-chicago-executive-airport/1ef266df-342a-66c6-8204-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)