✈ ORD → DXB

14H 37M, 7,233 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
14h 37m
Distance
7,233 mi
Or
11,641 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Chicago to Dubai

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  Dubai International (DXB), UAE Middle East

How long is the flight from Chicago to Dubai?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Dubai (DXB) takes about 14 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,233 miles (11,641 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 37m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,233 mi

11,641 km · great-circle

Avg speed

797 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Dubai timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1723 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1991 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 477 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.