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São Paulo to Santiago flight path

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

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

GRUSão Paulo
SCLSantiago
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 São Paulo to Santiago?

  • Brazil
  • 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 54 km from the route, ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 35 min
  • São José dos Pinhais ≈ 40 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 40 min
  • Chapecó ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Córdoba ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 2 h 35 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 3 h 10 min
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 3 h 15 min
Right window
  • Sorocaba ≈ 20 min
  • Ponta Grossa ≈ 45 min
  • Posadas ≈ 1 h 25 min
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 3 h 10 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 da MantiquieraBrazilian HighlandsEntre RíosChaco AustralAndesAconcagua 6,959 m 54 kmTupungato Volcano 6,550 m 27 kmMount Champaquí 2,770 m 45 kmCerro Cantillana 2,281 m 55 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 56 kmCórdoba 10 kmCuritiba 51 kmSão José dos Pinhais 64 kmPosadas 66 kmPonta Grossa 25 kmChapecó 54 kmGRUSCL▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 hSerra da MantiquieraChaco AustralPico Paraná1,877 m · 56 kmSão José dos Pinhais64 km off routeCuritiba51 km off routeChapecó54 km off routeCórdoba10 km off routeMount Champaquí2,770 m · 45 kmTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 27 kmSorocaba44 km off routePonta Grossa25 km off routePosadas66 km off routeAconcagua6,959 m · 54 kmGRUSCLUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport
  2. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Sorocaba, Brazil — on the right, 44 km away91 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Below: Serra do Mar270 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the left, 56 km away308 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  6. São José dos Pinhais, Brazil — on the left, 64 km away357 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Curitiba, Brazil — on the left, 51 km away357 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  8. Below: Brazilian Highlands383 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  9. Below: Serra Geral392 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  10. Ponta Grossa, Brazil — on the right, 25 km away417 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  11. Chapecó, Brazil — on the left, 54 km away738 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  12. Posadas, Argentina — on the right, 66 km away1,040 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  13. Below: Entre Ríos1,110 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  14. Below: Chaco Austral1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  15. Below: Pampas1,600 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  16. Córdoba, Argentina — on the left, 10 km away1,960 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  17. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the left, 45 km away2,050 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  18. Below: Andes2,410 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
  19. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 54 km away2,520 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  20. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 27 km away2,520 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  21. Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport2,610 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
  22. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 55 km away2,610 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 Santiago

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

  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Resistencia
  • Cordoba
  • Mendoza
  • Santiago

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from São Paulo to Santiago?

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

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

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

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Santiago?

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 São Paulo from Santiago 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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