# Distance from Foz Do Iguacu (IGU) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 12,496 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,496 km / 7,765 mi / 6,748 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 05:42 in Foz Do Iguacu, it's 11:42 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 580 ft (KWI is lower than IGU)

## Airports

### [Cataratas International Airport (IGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/igu-foz-do-iguacu-cataratas-international-airport/1ef266df-946f-6bb2-a710-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil
- ICAO: SBFI
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -25.600000, -54.480000
- Elevation: 786 ft

### [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 29.230000, 47.980000
- Elevation: 206 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 05:42 in Foz Do Iguacu, it's 11:42 in Kuwait City.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cataratas International Airport (IGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/igu-foz-do-iguacu-cataratas-international-airport/1ef266df-946f-6bb2-a710-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)