# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Palm Springs (UDD)

> 8,848 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,848 km / 5,498 mi / 4,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 17:20 in Santiago, it's 14:20 in Palm Springs)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,482 ft (UDD 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

### [Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/udd-palm-springs-bermuda-dunes-airport/1ef266df-3dc3-6e4e-aa6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palm Springs, United States
- ICAO: KUDD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.750000, -116.270000
- Elevation: 73 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:20 in Santiago, it's 14:20 in Palm Springs.
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)
- [Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/udd-palm-springs-bermuda-dunes-airport/1ef266df-3dc3-6e4e-aa6b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)