Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LRE to CGX: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
9,217 mi
14,834 km · 8,010 nm
18h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15h
time difference · heading northeast
See live LRE→CGX fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 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 LRE from CGX?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Chicago (CGX) is 9,217 miles (14,834 km, 8,010 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 32m 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 time difference between Longreach and Chicago?
Chicago is 15 hours behind Longreach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRE to CGX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LRE–CGX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.