# Distance from Bikaner (BKB) to Santiago (SCL)

> 16,541 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,541 km / 10,278 mi / 8,932 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 04:57 in Bikaner, it's 19:27 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 805 ft (SCL is higher than BKB)

## Airports

### [Nal Airport (BKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkb-bikaner-nal-airport/1ef266df-f1d4-6fbe-bcba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bikaner, India
- ICAO: VIBK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.070000, 73.210000
- Elevation: 750 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 04:57 in Bikaner, it's 19:27 in Santiago.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nal Airport (BKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkb-bikaner-nal-airport/1ef266df-f1d4-6fbe-bcba-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)