# Distance from Chena Hot Springs (CEX) to Santiago (SCL)

> 12,695 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,695 km / 7,888 mi / 6,855 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 01:39 in Chena Hot Springs, it's 05:39 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 360 ft (SCL is higher than CEX)

## Airports

### [Chena Hot Springs Airport (CEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cex-chena-hot-springs-chena-hot-springs-airport/1ef266de-98d2-6962-9bc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chena Hot Springs, United States
- ICAO: AK13
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 65.050000, -146.050000
- Elevation: 1,195 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 01:39 in Chena Hot Springs, it's 05:39 in Santiago.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chena Hot Springs Airport (CEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cex-chena-hot-springs-chena-hot-springs-airport/1ef266de-98d2-6962-9bc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)