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Florianópolis to Santiago flight path

FLN → SCLFLNSCL
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Florianópolis to Santiago covers 1,380 miles (2,220 km) — about 3 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

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From Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · FLN · SCL

FLNFlorianópolis
SCLSantiago
Great-circle distance
2,220 km
Duration, no wind
3 h 05 min
Over water
0 %
Time difference today
+0 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 Florianópolis to Santiago?

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Chile

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua

To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the right: it lies about 67 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Caxias do Sul ≈ 35 min
  • Santa Maria ≈ 55 min
  • Santa Fe ≈ 1 h 40 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 2 h 40 min
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 2 h 50 min
Right window
  • Córdoba ≈ 2 h 05 min
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 2 h 40 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 h2 hUTC−3Serra do MarBrazilian HighlandsEntre RíosChaco AustralAndesAconcagua 6,959 m 67 kmTupungato Volcano 6,550 m 14 kmMount Champaquí 2,770 m 35 kmCerro Cantillana 2,281 m 60 kmCórdoba 81 kmCaxias do Sul 61 kmSanta Fe 31 kmSanta Maria 26 kmFLNSCL▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 hSerra do MarEntre RíosMorro da Boa Vista1,827 m · 12 kmCaxias do Sul61 km off routeSanta Maria26 km off routeSanta Fe31 km off routeTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 14 kmCórdoba81 km off routeMount Champaquí2,770 m · 35 kmAconcagua6,959 m · 67 kmFLNSCLUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Hercílio Luz International Airport
  2. Below: Serra do Mar15 km · ≈ 16 min into the flight
  3. Morro da Boa Vista, 1,827 m — on the left, 12 km away102 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Below: Serra Geral140 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  5. Caxias do Sul, Brazil — on the left, 61 km away300 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  6. Santa Maria, Brazil — on the left, 26 km away559 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  7. Below: Brazilian Highlands569 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  8. Below: Entre Ríos961 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Below: Chaco Austral1,180 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  10. Santa Fe, Argentina — on the left, 31 km away1,250 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  11. Below: Pampas1,260 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  12. Córdoba, Argentina — on the right, 81 km away1,570 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the right, 35 km away1,650 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  14. Below: Andes2,030 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  15. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 14 km away2,120 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  16. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 67 km away2,130 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  17. Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport2,220 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  18. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 60 km away2,220 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

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Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Santiago

Santiago
Santiago · Photo: Omnespsx ( D • ES ) · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 3 h 05 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.

1,380 miles (2,220 km, 1,200 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Sao Paulo

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.

  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo
  • Resistencia
  • Ezeiza
  • Cordoba
  • Mendoza
  • Santiago

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Florianópolis to Santiago?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Florianópolis to Santiago covers 1,380 miles (2,220 km) — about 3 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

What countries do you fly over from Florianópolis to Santiago?

It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Florianópolis to Santiago?

About 3 h 05 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 Florianópolis from Santiago by plane?

1,380 miles (2,220 km, 1,200 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?

0% of the route, about 7 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.

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