✈ ICN → ORD

13H 17M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,537 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
13h 17m
Distance
6,537 mi
Or
10,521 km
Jet lag
14h

Flight from Seoul to Chicago

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

How long is the flight from Seoul to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 13 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,537 miles (10,521 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 17m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,537 mi

10,521 km · great-circle

Avg speed

793 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

-14h

14 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~9.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1557 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1799 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 431 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.