London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD) distance
The great-circle distance from London to Chicago is 3,425 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
London (LHR)- Time difference
- Chicago is 6 hours behind London
- Midpoint
- 55.67° N, 49.00° W
- Heading from LHR
- 298° northwest
- Heading from ORD
- 48° northeast
- Farthest north
- 56.5° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see LHR-ORD on the globe.
Related routes
New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD)636 nm- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)1,513 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD)527 nm
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)697 nm
- Denver (DEN) to Chicago (ORD)770 nm
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD)290 nm
- New York (JFK) to London (LHR)2,991 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.