# Distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Santiago (SCL)

> 9,735 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,735 km / 6,049 mi / 5,256 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 139° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 02:07 in Red Bluff, it's 05:07 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,203 ft (SCL is higher than RBL)

## Airports

### [Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbl-red-bluff-red-bluff-municipal-airport/1ef266df-348d-6fd2-96c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Red Bluff, United States
- ICAO: KRBL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 40.150000, -122.250000
- Elevation: 352 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 02:07 in Red Bluff, it's 05:07 in Santiago.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbl-red-bluff-red-bluff-municipal-airport/1ef266df-348d-6fd2-96c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)