# Distance from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Santiago (SCL)

> 9,522 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,522 km / 5,917 mi / 5,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 146° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 03:53 in Idaho Falls, it's 05:53 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,189 ft (SCL is lower than IDA)

## Airports

### [Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ida-idaho-falls-idaho-falls-regional-airport/1ef266df-22f0-6be4-9bbf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Idaho Falls, United States
- ICAO: KIDA
- Timezone: America/Boise
- Coordinates: 43.510000, -112.070000
- Elevation: 4,744 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 03:53 in Idaho Falls, it's 05:53 in Santiago.

## Related

- [Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ida-idaho-falls-idaho-falls-regional-airport/1ef266df-22f0-6be4-9bbf-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)