# Distance from Mendi (NDM) to Santiago (SCL)

> 12,074 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,074 km / 7,502 mi / 6,519 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:44 in Mendi, it's 01:44 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,945 ft (SCL is lower than NDM)

## Airports

### [Mendi Airport (NDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndm-mendi-mendi-airport/1ef266de-ea55-6a00-aa0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mendi, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 9.770000, 35.100000
- Elevation: 5,500 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 08:44 in Mendi, it's 01:44 in Santiago.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mendi Airport (NDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndm-mendi-mendi-airport/1ef266de-ea55-6a00-aa0c-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)