✈ ORD → AUH
14H 40M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 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
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Abu Dhabi 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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.