# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Chillan (YAI)

> 7,895 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,895 km / 4,906 mi / 4,263 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:52 in Cape Town, it's 07:52 in Chillan)
- **Elevation difference**: 344 ft (YAI is higher than CPT)

## Airports

### [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Town, South Africa
- ICAO: FACT
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -33.960000, 18.600000
- Elevation: 151 ft

### [Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport (YAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yai-chillan-gral-bernardo-ohiggins-airport/1ef266df-9857-6130-88a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chillan, Chile
- ICAO: SCCH
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -36.580000, -72.030000
- Elevation: 495 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:52 in Cape Town, it's 07:52 in Chillan.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport (YAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yai-chillan-gral-bernardo-ohiggins-airport/1ef266df-9857-6130-88a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)