- Great circle
- 2,615 km
- 1,625 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 3h 45m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 33.4°S
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 6.5%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 175th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From São Paulo the path crosses Brazil, then Argentina.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 33.4°S, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
Leaving São Paulo the aircraft points south-west (240°); it arrives into Santiago heading west (251°). That is 12° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
GRU
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
23.4°S, 46.5°W
SCL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez
Santiago, Chile · South America
33.4°S, 70.8°W
São Paulo to Santiago, asked and answered
- How far is São Paulo to Santiago?
- São Paulo to Santiago (GRU to SCL) is 2,615 km, or 1,625 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from São Paulo to Santiago?
- About 3h 45m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a São Paulo to Santiago flight take?
- The great circle passes over Brazil, then Argentina. It reaches 33.4°S at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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