# Distance from Balimo (OPU) to Santiago (SCL)

> 14,192 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,192 km / 8,818 mi / 7,663 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 144° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 15:32 in Balimo, it's 01:32 in Santiago)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,504 ft (SCL is higher than OPU)

## Airports

### [Balimo Airport (OPU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/opu-balimo-balimo-airport/1ef266de-9b06-6918-81d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balimo, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBM
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.050000, 142.930000
- Elevation: 51 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 15:32 in Balimo, it's 01:32 in Santiago.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Balimo Airport (OPU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/opu-balimo-balimo-airport/1ef266de-9b06-6918-81d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)