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LUQ to YAI: distance & flight time
San Luis (Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport) → Chillan (Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport)
394 mi
635 km · 343 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
394 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LUQ — Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport · San Luis, Argentina
- YAI — Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport · Chillan, Chile
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LUQ
- VME · Villa Reynolds Airport64 mi away
- VDR · Villa Dolores Airport116 mi away
- RCU · Area De Material Airport122 mi away
- MDZ · El Plumerillo Airport144 mi away
Near YAI
- CCP · Carriel Sur Airport59 mi away
- LSQ · María Dolores Airport61 mi away
- TLX · Panguilemo Airport87 mi away
- HOS · Chos Malal Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUQ from YAI?
The flight distance from San Luis (LUQ) to Chillan (YAI) is 394 miles (635 km, 343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUQ to YAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LUQ to YAI?
Nonstop service on LUQ–YAI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUQ to YAI?
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Why are some LUQ to YAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LUQ–YAI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.