# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Tengah Air Base (TGA)

> 16,411 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,411 km / 10,197 mi / 8,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 189° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Singapore
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 15:50 in Santiago, it's 03:50 in Tengah Air Base)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,505 ft (TGA 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

### [Tengah Air Base (TGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tga-tengah-air-base/1ef266e0-00c1-6ca2-8d5f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tengah Air Base, Singapore
- ICAO: WSAT
- Timezone: Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates: 1.390000, 103.710000
- Elevation: 50 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 15:50 in Santiago, it's 03:50 in Tengah Air Base.
With a 12-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)
- [Tengah Air Base (TGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tga-tengah-air-base/1ef266e0-00c1-6ca2-8d5f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)