Santiago to Salvador flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Santiago to Salvador covers 2,480 miles (4,000 km) — about 5 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. 3% of the route is over water.
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From Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) · SCL · SSA
- Great-circle distance
- 4,000 km
- Duration, no wind
- 5 h 05 min
- Over water
- 3 %
- 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 Santiago to Salvador?
- Chile
- Argentina
- Paraguay
- Brazil
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua
To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the left: it lies about 40 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.
- Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 20 min
- São José do Rio Preto ≈ 3 h 10 min
- Montes Claros ≈ 4 h 00 min
- Vitória da Conquista ≈ 4 h 25 min
- Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 15 min
- Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 20 min
- Córdoba ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Cascavel ≈ 2 h 25 min
- Maringá ≈ 2 h 45 min
- Londrina ≈ 2 h 50 min
- Bauru ≈ 3 h 05 min
- Ribeirão Preto ≈ 3 h 15 min
- Franca ≈ 3 h 20 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 Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Below: Andes0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the right, 49 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the right, 39 km away86 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the left, 40 km away101 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas306 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Córdoba, Argentina — on the right, 104 km away649 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral946 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Gran Chaco1,310 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Entre Ríos1,330 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Brazilian Highlands1,520 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
- Cascavel, Brazil — on the right, 76 km away1,920 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Serra Geral1,950 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Maringá, Brazil — on the right, 27 km away2,150 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
- Londrina, Brazil — on the right, 63 km away2,220 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Bauru, Brazil — on the right, 103 km away2,460 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- São José do Rio Preto, Brazil — on the left, 49 km away2,530 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
- Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the right, 81 km away2,640 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
- Franca, Brazil — on the right, 51 km away2,710 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Montes Claros, Brazil — on the left, 51 km away3,270 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
- Vitória da Conquista, Brazil — on the left, 7 km away3,650 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
- Landing at Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport4,000 km · ≈ 4 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.
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Flight time and distance
About 5 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.
2,480 miles (4,000 km, 2,160 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 | 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.
- Santiago
- Mendoza
- Cordoba
- Resistencia
- Asuncion
- Curitiba
- Brasilia
- Recife
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Santiago to Salvador?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Santiago to Salvador covers 2,480 miles (4,000 km) — about 5 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. 3% of the route is over water.
What countries do you fly over from Santiago to Salvador?
It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Santiago to Salvador?
About 5 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 Santiago from Salvador by plane?
2,480 miles (4,000 km, 2,160 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?
3% of the route, about 107 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.