Distance from Gent to Chicago

The distance between Gent, Belgium and Chicago, United States is 6,633 kilometers (4,122 miles).

Gent, Flanders, Belgium

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Gent to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 6,633 kilometers, heading northwest. Gent is at only 10 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Gent, Belgium

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Brussels

Coordinates: 51.05° N 3.7167° E

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wevelgem Airport (KJK)
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR)
  • Brussels Airport (BRU)
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST)
  • Woensdrecht Airport (WOE)
Chicago, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.85° N 87.6501° W

Elevation: 180 m (591 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Chicago Meigs Airport (CGX)
  • Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Gary Chicago International Airport (GYY)
  • Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)

Other distances from Gent

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Gent to Brussels 50 km
From Gent to Antwerpen 51 km
From Gent to Charleroi 88 km
From Gent to Liège 138 km
From Gent to Mons 68 km

Other distances from Chicago

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Chicago to New York City 1,149 km
From Chicago to Los Angeles 2,807 km
From Chicago to Houston 1,510 km
From Chicago to Phoenix 2,338 km
From Chicago to Philadelphia 1,072 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Gent and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brampton, Canada Helsinki, Finland 6,633 km
Santiago, Chile Miami, United States 6,633 km
Washington, United States Palma, Spain 6,633 km
Recife, Brazil Guatemala City, Guatemala 6,634 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Boston, United States 6,634 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Leeds, United Kingdom 6,631 km
Helsinki, Finland Queens, United States 6,631 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia South Boston, United States 6,631 km
Kampala, Uganda Swansea, United Kingdom 6,635 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Atlanta, United States 6,635 km
Dublin, Ireland Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6,636 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Bradford, United Kingdom 6,636 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Columbus, United States 6,630 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Atlanta, United States 6,636 km
Helsinki, Finland New York City, United States 6,636 km
Valencia, Venezuela Surrey, Canada 6,636 km
Chicago, United States Bilbao, Spain 6,637 km
Indianapolis, United States Oslo, Norway 6,637 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Havana, Cuba 6,629 km

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