Hong Kong (HKG) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 16h 22m
Bearing
17° N
Hong Kong (HKG) to Chicago (ORD) is 7,781 miles (12,522 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HKG–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Cathay Pacific was the only carrier flying nonstop HKG–ORD; the Airbus A350-1000 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
20,040
both directions
Passengers
17,696
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HKG–ORD?
Cathay Pacific was the only carrier to fly nonstop HKG–ORD in April 2026 (60 departures).
- CX
Cathay Pacific
60 departures · 20,040 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.3%
Load
What plane flies HKG–ORD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew 100% of HKG–ORD departures.
- Airbus A350-1000
60 departures · 88.3% load
100.0%
How has HKG–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop HKG–ORD departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HKG–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 18,696 passengers
90.3%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 18,444 passengers
92.0%
Load
July 2025
59 departures · 17,216 passengers
87.4%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 16,537 passengers
81.2%
Load
September 2025
56 departures · 13,897 passengers
75.2%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 17,227 passengers
86.0%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 17,638 passengers
88.0%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 18,382 passengers
90.7%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 18,986 passengers
91.7%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 16,408 passengers
89.3%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 20,139 passengers
97.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 17,696 passengers
88.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HKG → ORD
97.6% full
30 departures · 9,780 passengers
ORD → HKG
79.0% full
30 departures · 7,916 passengers
Nonstop HKG–ORD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Hong Kong
HK
Hong Kong International Airport
Coordinates
22.31°N, 113.91°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Hong Kong (HKG) from Chicago (ORD)?
HKG to ORD is 7,781 miles (12,522 km / 6,761 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HKG to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 7,781-mile great-circle distance in roughly 16h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HKG–ORD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HKG–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,781-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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