# Distance from Faizabad (FBD) to Santiago (SCL)

> 16,502 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,502 km / 10,254 mi / 8,910 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 08:09 in Faizabad, it's 23:39 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,317 ft (SCL is lower than FBD)

## Airports

### [Faizabad Airport (FBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbd-faizabad-faizabad-airport/1ef266df-78a3-644c-8ad8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faizabad, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAFZ
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 37.120000, 70.520000
- Elevation: 3,872 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 08:09 in Faizabad, it's 23:39 in Santiago.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faizabad Airport (FBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbd-faizabad-faizabad-airport/1ef266df-78a3-644c-8ad8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)