# Distance from Kutaisi (KUT) to Santiago (SCL)

> 14,219 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,219 km / 8,835 mi / 7,678 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Georgia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:48 in Kutaisi, it's 04:48 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,332 ft (SCL is higher than KUT)

## Airports

### [Kopitnari Airport (KUT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kut-kutaisi-kopitnari-airport/1ef266df-e53e-6426-9273-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kutaisi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGKO
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 42.180000, 42.480000
- Elevation: 223 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 12:48 in Kutaisi, it's 04:48 in Santiago.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kopitnari Airport (KUT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kut-kutaisi-kopitnari-airport/1ef266df-e53e-6426-9273-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)