# Distance from Port Alsworth (PTA) to Santiago (SCL)

> 12,845 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,845 km / 7,982 mi / 6,936 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 22:37 in Port Alsworth, it's 02:37 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,275 ft (SCL is higher than PTA)

## Airports

### [Port Alsworth Airport (PTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pta-port-alsworth-port-alsworth-airport/1ef266df-3c0a-66ac-980f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Alsworth, United States
- ICAO: KTPO
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.200000, -154.320000
- Elevation: 280 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 22:37 in Port Alsworth, it's 02:37 in Santiago.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Alsworth Airport (PTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pta-port-alsworth-port-alsworth-airport/1ef266df-3c0a-66ac-980f-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)