Distance from Jos to Chicago

The distance between Jos, Nigeria and Chicago, United States is 9,817 kilometers (6,100 miles).

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Jos to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 9,817 kilometers, heading northwest. Jos is situated at an altitude of 1,186 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Jos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 9.9285° N 8.8921° E

Elevation: 1,186 m (3,891 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)
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 Jos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jos to Lagos 717 km
From Jos to Abuja 181 km
From Jos to Kano 233 km
From Jos to Port Harcourt 606 km
From Jos to Kaduna 172 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 Jos and Chicago.

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Budapest, Hungary Goiânia, Brazil 9,817 km
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La Paz, Bolivia Belfast, United Kingdom 9,816 km
Accra, Ghana Minneapolis, United States 9,818 km
San Francisco, United States Budapest, Hungary 9,816 km
Warsaw, Poland Ensenada, Mexico 9,818 km
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Trujillo, Peru Liverpool, United Kingdom 9,816 km
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Kano, Nigeria Cuenca, Ecuador 9,814 km
Trujillo, Peru Glasgow, United Kingdom 9,814 km
Cairo, Egypt Milwaukee, United States 9,813 km
Baghdad, Iraq Hamilton, Canada 9,812 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Cardiff, United Kingdom 9,822 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Leicester, United Kingdom 9,811 km
San Diego, United States Porto Alegre, Brazil 9,823 km

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