# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Sukhumi (SUI)

> 14,130 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,130 km / 8,780 mi / 7,629 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Georgia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:08 in Santiago, it's 03:08 in Sukhumi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,502 ft (SUI 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

### [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sukhumi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGSS
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 42.860000, 41.130000
- Elevation: 53 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 19:08 in Santiago, it's 03:08 in Sukhumi.
With a 8-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)
- [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)