# Distance from Luwok-Celebes Island (LUW) to Santiago (SCL)

> 15,932 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,932 km / 9,900 mi / 8,602 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 161° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 02:37 in Luwok-Celebes Island, it's 14:37 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,499 ft (SCL is higher than LUW)

## Airports

### [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luwok-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMW
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.040000, 122.770000
- Elevation: 56 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 02:37 in Luwok-Celebes Island, it's 14:37 in Santiago.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-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)