ORD local time
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCDT
- Sunrise
- 10:56 am
- Sunset
- 12:56 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 59 minutes144 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from ORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport serves Chicago, about 27 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from ORD
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 7:51 pm | 19:51 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:51 pm | 20:51 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 10:51 pm | 22:51 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 10:51 pm | 22:51 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:51 pm | 23:51 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 3:51 am Thu | 03:51 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 4:51 am Thu | 04:51 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 4:51 am Thu | 04:51 | 7 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at ORD airport right now?
It is 9:51 pm (21:51) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is ORD in?
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is in America/Chicago, currently CDT (UTC-5) — the same zone as Chicago.
How far is ORD from Chicago?
About 27 km (17 miles) from the centre of Chicago. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does ORD observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).