# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Santarem (STM)

> 13,069 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,069 km / 8,121 mi / 7,057 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 01:32 in Christchurch, it's 10:32 in Santarem)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (STM is higher than CHC)

## Airports

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 ft

### [Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stm-santarem-maestro-wilson-fonseca-airport/1ef266df-95a3-6bc8-85d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santarem, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSN
- Timezone: America/Belem
- Coordinates: -2.420000, -54.790000
- Elevation: 198 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 01:32 in Christchurch, it's 10:32 in Santarem.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stm-santarem-maestro-wilson-fonseca-airport/1ef266df-95a3-6bc8-85d3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)