# Distance from Punta Arenas (BAI) to Caracas (CCS)

> 1,797 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,797 km / 1,117 mi / 970 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:59 in Punta Arenas, it's 04:59 in Caracas)
- **Elevation difference**: 979 ft (CCS is lower than BAI)

## Airports

### [Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bai-punta-arenas-buenos-aires-airport/1ef266df-6542-65b0-aa7d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRBA
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.160000, -83.330000
- Elevation: 1,214 ft

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:59 in Punta Arenas, it's 04:59 in Caracas.

## Related

- [Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bai-punta-arenas-buenos-aires-airport/1ef266df-6542-65b0-aa7d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)