# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Santiago (SYP)

> 8,953 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,953 km / 5,563 mi / 4,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 10:02 in Algiers, it's 04:02 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 190 ft (SYP is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syp-santiago-ruben-cantu-airport/1ef266df-650e-60f8-93e0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santiago, Panama
- ICAO: MPSA
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 8.090000, -80.950000
- Elevation: 272 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 10:02 in Algiers, it's 04:02 in Santiago.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syp-santiago-ruben-cantu-airport/1ef266df-650e-60f8-93e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)