✈ CAI → ORD
12H 30M FROM CAIRO TO CHICAGO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Cairo to Chicago
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Cairo to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 12 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,136 miles (9,875 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 30m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,136 mi
9,875 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.