# Distance from Gasmata Island (GMI) to Santiago (SCL)

> 13,834 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,834 km / 8,596 mi / 7,470 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 12:40 in Gasmata Island, it's 22:40 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,532 ft (SCL is higher than GMI)

## Airports

### [Gasmata Island Airport (GMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gmi-gasmata-island-gasmata-island-airport/1ef266de-9b51-6030-8593-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.270000, 150.330000
- Elevation: 23 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 12:40 in Gasmata Island, it's 22:40 in Santiago.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gasmata Island Airport (GMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gmi-gasmata-island-gasmata-island-airport/1ef266de-9b51-6030-8593-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)