# Distance from Port Harcourt (PHC) to Santiago (SCL)

> 9,187 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,187 km / 5,708 mi / 4,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:18 in Port Harcourt, it's 08:18 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,468 ft (SCL is higher than PHC)

## Airports

### [Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phc-port-harcourt-port-harcourt-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fa-6d4e-9ed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNPO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 5.020000, 6.950000
- Elevation: 87 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 13:18 in Port Harcourt, it's 08:18 in Santiago.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phc-port-harcourt-port-harcourt-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fa-6d4e-9ed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)