✈ LAX → SCL
LOS ANGELES → SANTIAGO IN 11H 27M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Los Angeles to Santiago
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Santiago?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santiago (SCL) takes about 11 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,584 miles (8,987 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,584 mi
8,987 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Time difference
+3h
3 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.