# Distance from Block Island (BID) to Santiago (SCL)

> 8,291 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,291 km / 5,152 mi / 4,477 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 179° (south)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:05 in Block Island, it's 00:05 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,447 ft (SCL is higher than BID)

## Airports

### [Block Island State Airport (BID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bid-block-island-block-island-state-airport/1ef266df-1085-6018-a1d1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Block Island, United States
- ICAO: KBID
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.170000, -71.580000
- Elevation: 108 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 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.

## Related

- [Block Island State Airport (BID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bid-block-island-block-island-state-airport/1ef266df-1085-6018-a1d1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)