# Distance from Grand Forks (GFK) to Santiago (SCL)

> 9,418 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,418 km / 5,852 mi / 5,086 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 158° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 07:17 in Grand Forks, it's 08:17 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 710 ft (SCL is higher than GFK)

## Airports

### [Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfk-grand-forks-grand-forks-international-airport/1ef266df-1e17-6794-8e15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Forks, United States
- ICAO: KGFK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 47.950000, -97.170000
- Elevation: 845 ft

### [Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL)](https://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

## 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 Grand Forks, it's 08:17 in Santiago.

## Related

- [Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfk-grand-forks-grand-forks-international-airport/1ef266df-1e17-6794-8e15-06bb2780ed98)
- [Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/scl-santiago-comodoro-arturo-merino-benitez-international-airport/1ef266df-992c-65ce-94d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)