# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Calama (CJC)

> 11,695 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,695 km / 7,267 mi / 6,315 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:43 in Budapest, it's 05:43 in Calama)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,048 ft (CJC is higher than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [El Loa Airport (CJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cjc-calama-el-loa-airport/1ef266df-9849-6422-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Calama, Chile
- ICAO: SCCF
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -22.500000, -68.900000
- Elevation: 7,543 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 11:43 in Budapest, it's 05:43 in Calama.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [El Loa Airport (CJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cjc-calama-el-loa-airport/1ef266df-9849-6422-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)