Chicago to Johannesburg Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Chicago, United States to Johannesburg, South Africa is 17 hours 23 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Chicago and Johannesburg?

The flight distance from Chicago (United States) to Johannesburg (South Africa) is 8688 miles. This is equivalent to 13982 kilometers or 7545 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Chicago, is Midway Airport (MDW) and the nearest airport to Johannesburg, is Randgermiston Airport (QRA).

Chicago - Johannesburg Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Chicago is 2024-12-04, 13:24:28 CST
Current local time in Johannesburg is 2024-12-04, 21:24:28 SAST.
Time difference between Chicago (United States) and Johannesburg (South Africa) is 8 Hours.
Johannesburg time is 8 Hours ahead of Chicago.

Chicago to Johannesburg Flight Route Map

Flight map from Chicago, United States to Johannesburg, South Africa is given below.
Click the map to view Chicago to Johannesburg nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Chicago GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 41° 52' 41.2'' Longitude: W 87° 37' 47.3''
Johannesburg GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 26° 12' 14.8'' Longitude: E 28° 2' 50.3''

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