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Santiago to São Paulo flight path

SCL → GRUSCLGRU
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 Santiago to São Paulo covers 1,620 miles (2,610 km) — about 3 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

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From Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) · SCL · GRU

SCLSantiago
GRUSão Paulo
Great-circle distance
2,610 km
Duration, no wind
3 h 30 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 Santiago to São Paulo?

  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • 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 54 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Posadas ≈ 2 h 05 min
  • Ponta Grossa ≈ 2 h 45 min
  • Sorocaba ≈ 3 h 10 min
Right window
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 55 min
  • Córdoba ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Chapecó ≈ 2 h 25 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • São José dos Pinhais ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 2 h 55 min

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

Leg by leg

1 h2 hUTC−3AndesPampasChaco AustralBrazilian HighlandsSerra do MarMount Champaquí 2,770 m 45 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 56 kmCórdoba 10 kmCuritiba 51 kmSorocaba 44 kmSão José dos Pinhais 64 kmPosadas 66 kmPonta Grossa 25 kmChapecó 54 kmSCLGRU▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 hAndesChaco AustralAconcagua6,959 m · 54 kmPosadas66 km off routePonta Grossa25 km off routeSorocaba44 km off routeCerro Cantillana2,281 m · 55 kmTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 27 kmMount Champaquí2,770 m · 45 kmCórdoba10 km off routeChapecó54 km off routeCuritiba51 km off routeSão José dos Pinhais64 km off routeSCLGRUUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
  2. Below: Andes0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the right, 55 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the right, 27 km away91 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  5. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the left, 54 km away95 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  6. Below: Pampas340 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the right, 45 km away569 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  8. Córdoba, Argentina — on the right, 10 km away657 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  9. Below: Chaco Austral1,040 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  10. Below: Entre Ríos1,150 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Below: Brazilian Highlands1,530 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  12. Posadas, Argentina — on the left, 66 km away1,570 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Below: Serra Geral1,870 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  14. Chapecó, Brazil — on the right, 54 km away1,880 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  15. Ponta Grossa, Brazil — on the left, 25 km away2,200 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  16. Below: Serra do Mar2,240 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  17. Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 51 km away2,260 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  18. São José dos Pinhais, Brazil — on the right, 64 km away2,260 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  19. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 56 km away2,310 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  20. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera2,350 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  21. Sorocaba, Brazil — on the left, 44 km away2,520 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  22. Landing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport2,610 km · ≈ 3 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.

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.

Take-offLanding

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 São Paulo

São Paulo
São Paulo · Photo: Thomas Hobbs · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 3 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.

1,620 miles (2,610 km, 1,410 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Santiago

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
  • Curitiba
  • Brasilia

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Santiago to São Paulo?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Santiago to São Paulo covers 1,620 miles (2,610 km) — about 3 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

What countries do you fly over from Santiago to São Paulo?

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

How long is the flight from Santiago to São Paulo?

About 3 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 Santiago from São Paulo by plane?

1,620 miles (2,610 km, 1,410 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 0 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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