# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Punta Arenas (PUQ)

> 8,183 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,183 km / 5,085 mi / 4,418 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:20 in Auckland, it's 19:20 in Punta Arenas)
- **Elevation difference**: 116 ft (PUQ is higher than AKL)

## Airports

### [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auckland, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.010000, 174.790000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Pdte. Carlos Ibanez del Campo Airport (PUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puq-punta-arenas-pdte-carlos-ibanez-del-campo-airport/1ef266df-985e-6610-8ab5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Punta Arenas, Chile
- ICAO: SCCI
- Timezone: America/Punta_Arenas
- Coordinates: -53.000000, -70.850000
- Elevation: 139 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:20 in Auckland, it's 19:20 in Punta Arenas.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pdte. Carlos Ibanez del Campo Airport (PUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puq-punta-arenas-pdte-carlos-ibanez-del-campo-airport/1ef266df-985e-6610-8ab5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)