Los Angeles (LAX) to Santiago (SCL)
Flight time
≈ 11h 58m
Bearing
141° SE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Santiago (SCL) is 5,584 miles (8,987 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SCL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Lan Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–SCL; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 86% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
51
July 2026
Seats
14,024
both directions
Passengers
12,417
both directions
Load factor
88.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–SCL?
Lan Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–SCL in July 2026 (51 departures).
- LA
Lan Airlines
51 departures · 14,024 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.5%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SCL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 86% of LAX–SCL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 787-8
44 departures · 89.1% load
86.3% - Boeing 787-9
7 departures · 85.6% load
13.7%
How has LAX–SCL traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SCL departures fell from 63 in August 2025 to 51 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SCL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
63 departures · 13,965 passengers
82.2%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 13,553 passengers
83.9%
Load
October 2025
35 departures · 7,830 passengers
86.6%
Load
November 2025
50 departures · 9,805 passengers
70.2%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 14,219 passengers
86.5%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 14,770 passengers
89.7%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 13,203 passengers
87.3%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 13,971 passengers
88.9%
Load
April 2026
35 departures · 8,269 passengers
86.1%
Load
May 2026
43 departures · 10,110 passengers
83.4%
Load
June 2026
41 departures · 9,573 passengers
84.4%
Load
July 2026
51 departures · 12,417 passengers
88.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SCL → LAX
87.3% full
26 departures · 6,250 passengers
LAX → SCL
89.9% full
25 departures · 6,167 passengers
Nonstop LAX–SCL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Santiago
CL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Coordinates
33.39°S, 70.79°W
Hemisphere
S · W
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Santiago (SCL)?
LAX to SCL is 5,584 miles (8,987 km / 4,852 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SCL?
A nonstop covers the 5,584-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SCL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (86.3%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (13.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SCL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,584-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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