✈ ORD → CAI
CHICAGO → CAIRO IN 12H 30M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Chicago to Cairo
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Chicago to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cairo (CAI) 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
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
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.