✈ ICN → ORD
13H 17M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,537 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.