# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Aktau (SCO)

> 14,039 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,039 km / 8,723 mi / 7,580 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:16 in Buenos Aires, it's 08:16 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (SCO is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:16 in Buenos Aires, it's 08:16 in Aktau.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)