✈ AKL → ORD
16H 27M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Auckland to Chicago
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Auckland to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 16 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,192 miles (13,183 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,192 mi
13,183 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-17h
17 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.9d
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.