✈ ORD → MNL

16H 19M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 19m
Distance
8,121 mi
Or
13,070 km
Jet lag
13h

Flight from Chicago to Manila

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Manila → Chicago

How long is the flight from Chicago to Manila?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Manila (MNL) takes about 16 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,121 miles (13,070 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 19m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,121 mi

13,070 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Manila timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Manila

Time difference

+13h

13 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~13d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1934 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2235 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 536 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.