# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL)

> 9,503 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,503 km / 5,905 mi / 5,131 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 324° (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 09:46 in Santiago, it's 06:46 in South Lake Tahoe)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,713 ft (TVL 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

### [Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvl-south-lake-tahoe-lake-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-3c71-688e-97ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: South Lake Tahoe, United States
- ICAO: KTVL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.890000, -120.000000
- Elevation: 6,268 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 09:46 in Santiago, it's 06:46 in South Lake Tahoe.
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)
- [Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvl-south-lake-tahoe-lake-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-3c71-688e-97ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)