✈ SCL → LAX

11H 27M, 5,584 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
11h 27m
Distance
5,584 mi
Or
8,987 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Santiago to Los Angeles

From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Santiago to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Los Angeles (LAX) 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

Santiago timezone

UTC-4

America/Santiago

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-3h

3 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1330 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1537 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 368 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.