✈ ORD → AKL
16H 27M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Chicago to Auckland
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania
How long is the flight from Chicago to Auckland?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Auckland (AKL) 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
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Time difference
+17h
17 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~17d
Eastward — worse
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.