# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Tehachapi (TSP)

> 9,091 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,091 km / 5,649 mi / 4,909 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 07:17 in Santiago, it's 04:17 in Tehachapi)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,446 ft (TSP 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

### [Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsp-tehachapi-tehachapi-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3c39-6b0a-aa69-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehachapi, United States
- ICAO: KTSP
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.130000, -118.440000
- Elevation: 4,001 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 07:17 in Santiago, it's 04:17 in Tehachapi.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsp-tehachapi-tehachapi-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3c39-6b0a-aa69-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)