# Distance from Kurgan (KRO) to Santiago (SCL)

> 15,863 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,863 km / 9,857 mi / 8,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 20:17 in Kurgan, it's 11:17 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,315 ft (SCL is higher than KRO)

## Airports

### [Kurgan Airport (KRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kro-kurgan-kurgan-airport/1ef266df-ea84-66ce-a2ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kurgan, Russia
- ICAO: USUU
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 55.480000, 65.420000
- Elevation: 240 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 20:17 in Kurgan, it's 11:17 in Santiago.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kurgan Airport (KRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kro-kurgan-kurgan-airport/1ef266df-ea84-66ce-a2ef-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)