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GUU to CGX: distance & flight time
Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjörður Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
2,915 mi
4,692 km · 2,533 nm
6h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,915 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 11m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GUU — Grundarfjörður Airport · Grundarfjordur, Iceland
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GUU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport44 mi away
- BIU · Bildudalur Airport46 mi away
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport71 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport72 mi away
Near CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUU from CGX?
The flight distance from Grundarfjordur (GUU) to Chicago (CGX) is 2,915 miles (4,692 km, 2,533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUU to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUU to CGX?
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