# Distance from Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV) to Santiago (SCL)

> 7,566 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,566 km / 4,701 mi / 4,085 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 05:35 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 11:05 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,335 ft (SCL is higher than NHV)

## Airports

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 05:35 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 11:05 in Santiago.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)