✈ KUL → ORD
18H 33M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago
From KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 18 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,289 miles (14,949 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,289 mi
14,949 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
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.