# Distance from Lages (LAJ) to Chicago (ORD)

> 8,665 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,665 km / 5,384 mi / 4,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 146° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 11:47 in Lages, it's 09:47 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,385 ft (ORD is lower than LAJ)

## Airports

### [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lages, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLJ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -27.780000, -50.280000
- Elevation: 3,065 ft

### [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://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 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 11:47 in Lages, it's 09:47 in Chicago.

## Related

- [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)
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