# Distance from Kansas City (MCI) to Santiago (SCL)

> 8,450 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,450 km / 5,251 mi / 4,563 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 09:50 in Kansas City, it's 10:50 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 528 ft (SCL is higher than MCI)

## Airports

### [Kansas City International Airport (MCI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mci-kansas-city-kansas-city-international-airport/1ef266df-2a26-6896-966b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kansas City, United States
- ICAO: KMCI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.300000, -94.710000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 09:50 in Kansas City, it's 10:50 in Santiago.

## Related

- [Kansas City International Airport (MCI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mci-kansas-city-kansas-city-international-airport/1ef266df-2a26-6896-966b-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)