# Distance from Montego Bay (MBJ) to Santiago (SCL)

> 5,819 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,819 km / 3,616 mi / 3,142 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 172° (south)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Jamaica) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 04:05 in Montego Bay, it's 05:05 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,551 ft (SCL is higher than MBJ)

## Airports

### [Sangster International Airport (MBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbj-montego-bay-sangster-international-airport/1ef266df-6025-6dfc-b133-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montego Bay, Jamaica
- ICAO: MKJS
- Timezone: America/Jamaica
- Coordinates: 18.500000, -77.910000
- Elevation: 4 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:05 in Montego Bay, it's 05:05 in Santiago.

## Related

- [Sangster International Airport (MBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbj-montego-bay-sangster-international-airport/1ef266df-6025-6dfc-b133-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)