✈ TLV → ORD
12H 34M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,166 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Tel Aviv to Chicago
From Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Tel Aviv to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 12 hours 34 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,166 miles (9,924 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 34m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,166 mi
9,924 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.