Flights from Chicago to Merca
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Chicago, United States to Merca, Somalia
This is an international flight: Chicago (United States) to Merca (Somalia). Merca is a city of about 230,000 people.
The antipode of Merca
The far side of the Earth from Merca is deep ocean at 1.7°S 135.2°W. The nearest inhabited place to it, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, lies 962 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Merca.
- Distance
- 13,214 km8,211 miles
- Flight time
- about 17 h 55 minestimate by distance, plus about 1 h 54 min on the ground
- Direct flights
- Not foundin 3 months, Chicago to Mogadishu
- Arrival airport
- Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ)69 km from Merca
- Time difference
- Varies by seasonJanuary +9 h, July +8 h
Are there direct flights from Chicago to Merca?
Merca has no airport of its own, so the flight ends at Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ), 69 km short of the town.
We have not seen a non-stop flight from Chicago to Mogadishu in the last three months, and our data shows no usual connection either. The flight search will show itineraries with changes.
Chicago to Merca flight time
Merca is 13,214 km (8,211 miles) from Chicago in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading north-east. Merca lies 40° of latitude nearer the equator than Chicago, a different climate band altogether. Flown without a stop, that would be about 17 h 55 min in the air; with the connections such a trip really needs, count on more.
Time difference between Chicago and Merca
The gap shifts with daylight saving time: in January Merca runs 9 hours ahead of Chicago, and in July Merca runs 8 hours ahead of Chicago. That is most of a working day gone, so the day you land is worth keeping light.
Airports in Chicago and Merca
Chicago
- ORDO'Hare International Airport25 km from Chicago
- MDWChicago Midway International Airport10 km from Chicago
- RFDChicago Rockford International Airport139 km from Chicago
Merca
- MGQMogadishu International Airport69 km from Merca
How to get from Mogadishu airport to Merca
Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ) is 69 km from Merca. Getting from the airport by ferry takes about 1 h 54 min and costs about $5 (estimate).
Return flights from Merca to Chicago
- Merca to Chicagofrom $1,000
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