Seoul (ICN) to Chicago (ORD) shipping route.

Seoul to Chicago by air: flight distance 11,045 km, heading north east from South Korea to the United States. The shortest line over the globe is 10,519 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 14 h 36 min at 800 km/h block speed. On a route this long many freighters make a technical stop for fuel, so the shipment may land somewhere in between. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

In the week we checked there were 1 flights between ICN and ORD, 0 of them on freighters, operated by Korean Air.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Seoul to Chicago saves money. The shipment crosses from South Korea into the United States, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Seoul (ICN) in this directory, Chicago (ORD) is the 52nd shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Seoul: Nairobi (10,557 km), Madrid (10,462 km) and Ontario (California) (10,154 km).