# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to El Salvador (ESR)

> 16,746 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,746 km / 10,406 mi / 9,042 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 22:39 in New Delhi, it's 13:09 in El Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,463 ft (ESR is higher than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 ft

### [Ricardo Garcia Posada Airport (ESR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esr-el-salvador-ricardo-garcia-posada-airport/1ef266df-99e4-620a-b033-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Salvador, Chile
- ICAO: SCES
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -26.310000, -69.770000
- Elevation: 5,240 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 22:39 in New Delhi, it's 13:09 in El Salvador.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ricardo Garcia Posada Airport (ESR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esr-el-salvador-ricardo-garcia-posada-airport/1ef266df-99e4-620a-b033-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)