# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Surkhet (SKH)

> 17,342 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,342 km / 10,776 mi / 9,364 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.75h (When it's 11:56 in Santiago, it's 21:41 in Surkhet)
- **Elevation difference**: 845 ft (SKH is higher than SCL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Surkhet Airport (SKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skh-surkhet-surkhet-airport/1ef266df-f346-69f6-823a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Surkhet, Nepal
- ICAO: VNSK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.590000, 81.640000
- Elevation: 2,400 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 11:56 in Santiago, it's 21:41 in Surkhet.
With a 9.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Surkhet Airport (SKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skh-surkhet-surkhet-airport/1ef266df-f346-69f6-823a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)