# Distance from Santiago (SCL) to Nouna (XNU)

> 8,739 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,739 km / 5,430 mi / 4,719 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 23:01 in Santiago, it's 03:01 in Nouna)
- **Elevation difference**: 669 ft (XNU 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

### [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouna, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFON
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.750000, -3.870000
- Elevation: 886 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 23:01 in Santiago, it's 03:01 in Nouna.
The 4-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)
- [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)