# Distance from Pyongyang (FNJ) to Santiago (SCL)

> 18,407 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,407 km / 11,438 mi / 9,939 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:53 in Pyongyang, it's 03:53 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,438 ft (SCL is higher than FNJ)

## Airports

### [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pyongyang, KP
- ICAO: ZKPY
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.220000, 125.670000
- Elevation: 117 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 16:53 in Pyongyang, it's 03:53 in Santiago.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-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)