Rio de Janeiro to Santiago flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago covers 1,820 miles (2,930 km) — about 3 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Argentina and Chile. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 17% of the route is over water.
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From Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · GIG · SCL
- Great-circle distance
- 2,930 km
- Duration, no wind
- 3 h 50 min
- Over water
- 17 %
- 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 Rio de Janeiro to Santiago?
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Atlantic 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 58 km from the route, ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight.
- Joinville ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 3 h 00 min
- Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 3 h 30 min
- Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
- Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 25 min
- São José dos Campos ≈ 35 min
- Guarulhos ≈ 40 min
- Santos ≈ 40 min
- Santo André ≈ 40 min
- São Paulo ≈ 40 min
- São Bernardo do Campo ≈ 40 min
- Osasco ≈ 40 min
- Curitiba ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Córdoba ≈ 2 h 50 min
- Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 3 h 30 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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- Take-off from Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Water starts: Atlantic Ocean68 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the right, 117 km away121 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- São José dos Campos, Brazil — on the right, 96 km away256 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Guarulhos, Brazil — on the right, 100 km away329 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Santos, Brazil — on the right, 41 km away337 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Santo André, Brazil — on the right, 80 km away340 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- São Paulo, Brazil — on the right, 96 km away342 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil — on the right, 79 km away344 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Osasco, Brazil — on the right, 105 km away356 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Serra do Mar567 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 36 km away676 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Joinville, Brazil — on the left, 70 km away683 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Brazilian Highlands714 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Serra Geral724 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Entre Ríos1,460 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral1,810 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas1,940 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Córdoba, Argentina — on the right, 15 km away2,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the left, 22 km away2,360 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Andes2,740 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
- Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 58 km away2,840 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
- Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 23 km away2,840 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
- Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport2,930 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 57 km away2,930 km · ≈ 3 h 35 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 3 h 50 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.
1,820 miles (2,930 km, 1,580 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−3 | Sao 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
- Resistencia
- Cordoba
- Mendoza
- Santiago
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago covers 1,820 miles (2,930 km) — about 3 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Argentina and Chile. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 17% of the route is over water.
What countries do you fly over from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago?
It passes over or close to Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago?
About 3 h 50 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 Rio de Janeiro from Santiago by plane?
1,820 miles (2,930 km, 1,580 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?
17% of the route, about 509 km. The longest stretch without land is 479 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.