✈ SCL → ORD
10H 57M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Santiago to Chicago
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Santiago to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 10 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,320 miles (8,561 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 57m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,320 mi
8,561 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
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.