# Distance from Abbottabad (AAW) to Santiago (SCL)

> 16,708 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,708 km / 10,382 mi / 9,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 11:48 in Abbottabad, it's 02:48 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,517 ft (SCL is lower than AAW)

## Airports

### [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abbottabad, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPAB
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 34.200000, 73.250000
- Elevation: 4,072 ft

### [Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scl-santiago-comodoro-arturo-merino-benitez-international-airport/1ef266df-992c-65ce-94d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santiago, Chile
- ICAO: SCEL
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -33.390000, -70.790000
- Elevation: 1,555 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:48 in Abbottabad, it's 02:48 in Santiago.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scl-santiago-comodoro-arturo-merino-benitez-international-airport/1ef266df-992c-65ce-94d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)