# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Sorong-Papua Island (SOQ)

> 15,563 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,563 km / 9,670 mi / 8,403 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 01:21 in Santiago, it's 14:21 in Sorong-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,545 ft (SOQ is lower 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

### [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sorong-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASS
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -0.930000, 131.120000
- Elevation: 10 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 01:21 in Santiago, it's 14:21 in Sorong-Papua Island.
With a 13-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)
- [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)