# Distance from Lodwar (LOK) to Santiago (SCL)

> 11,719 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,719 km / 7,282 mi / 6,328 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:19 in Lodwar, it's 23:19 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 160 ft (SCL is lower than LOK)

## Airports

### [Lodwar Airport (LOK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lok-lodwar-lodwar-airport/1ef266de-ec58-6622-9e47-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lodwar, Kenya
- ICAO: HKLO
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 3.120000, 35.610000
- Elevation: 1,715 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 06:19 in Lodwar, it's 23:19 in Santiago.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lodwar Airport (LOK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lok-lodwar-lodwar-airport/1ef266de-ec58-6622-9e47-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)