✈ AUH → ORD
ABU DHABI → CHICAGO IN 14H 40M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Chicago
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 14 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,263 miles (11,688 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,263 mi
11,688 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.