# Distance from Ngau (NGI) to Chicago (ORD)

> 11,564 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,564 km / 7,186 mi / 6,244 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:41 in Ngau, it's 21:41 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 630 ft (ORD is higher than NGI)

## Airports

### [Ngau Airport (NGI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ngi-ngau-ngau-airport/1ef266df-7026-6698-85cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ngau, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNG
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -18.120000, 179.340000
- Elevation: 50 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 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 14:41 in Ngau, it's 21:41 in Chicago.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ngau Airport (NGI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ngi-ngau-ngau-airport/1ef266df-7026-6698-85cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ord-chicago-chicago-ohare-international-airport/1ef266df-3115-6742-b012-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)