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SFT to YAI: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Chillan (Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport)
8,558 mi
13,772 km · 7,437 nm
17h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from YAI?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Chillan (YAI) is 8,558 miles (13,772 km, 7,437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to YAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Skelleftea and Chillan?
Chillan is 6 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to YAI?
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