Essendon Fields to Santiago flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Essendon Fields to Santiago covers 7,010 miles (11,290 km) — about 13 h 30 min with no wind. It crosses the Bass Strait, the Tasman Sea and the Indian Ocean: 93% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+11 and land on UTC−3.
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From Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · MEB · SCL
- Great-circle distance
- 11,290 km
- Duration, no wind
- 13 h 30 min
- Over water
- 93 %
- Time difference today
- −14 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Essendon Fields to Santiago?
- Australia
- Chile
- Bass Strait
- Tasman Sea
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Southern Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua
To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the right: it lies about 25 km from the route, ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight.
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- Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 13 h 10 min
- Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 13 h 15 min
- Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 13 h 15 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Melbourne Essendon Airport
- Below: Great Dividing Range0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Water starts: Bass Strait151 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Below: Mainland Tasmania452 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Land again452 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Tasman Sea and Indian Ocean — 10,160 km without land602 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+11 to UTC−310,690 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
- Land again10,760 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Andes11,170 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
- Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the right, 15 km away11,220 km · ≈ 13 h 10 min into the flight
- Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport11,290 km · ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight
- Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 25 km away11,290 km · ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight
- Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the right, 82 km away11,290 km · ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Santiago
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Flight time and distance
About 13 h 30 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
7,010 miles (11,290 km, 6,090 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+11 | Melbourne |
| 10,690 km | UTC−3 | Santiago |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Melbourne (Benalla) 132.2
- Melbourne (Huon) 122.6
- Brisbane Radio (Indian) 129.25
- Brisbane Radio (Tasman) 124.65
- Brisbane Radio (Indian) 129.25
- Auckland Radio
- McMurdo (Mac)
- Pascua
- Punta Arenas
- Puerto Montt
- Santiago
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Essendon Fields to Santiago?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Essendon Fields to Santiago covers 7,010 miles (11,290 km) — about 13 h 30 min with no wind. It crosses the Bass Strait, the Tasman Sea and the Indian Ocean: 93% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+11 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Essendon Fields to Santiago?
It passes over or close to Australia and Chile, and crosses the Bass Strait, the Tasman Sea and the Indian Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Essendon Fields to Santiago?
About 13 h 30 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Essendon Fields from Santiago by plane?
7,010 miles (11,290 km, 6,090 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
93% of the route, about 10,540 km. The longest stretch without land is 10,160 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.