# Distance from Dorunda Airport (DRD) to Santiago (SCL)

> 13,472 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,472 km / 8,371 mi / 7,274 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 03:14 in Dorunda Airport, it's 13:14 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,528 ft (SCL is higher than DRD)

## Airports

### [Dorunda Airport (DRD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drd-dorunda-airport/1ef266e0-0aff-68d6-9f21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dorunda Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YDOR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -16.560000, 141.810000
- Elevation: 27 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 03:14 in Dorunda Airport, it's 13:14 in Santiago.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dorunda Airport (DRD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drd-dorunda-airport/1ef266e0-0aff-68d6-9f21-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)