# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Malargue (LGS)

> 14,205 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,205 km / 8,826 mi / 7,670 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:27 in Kuwait City, it's 07:27 in Malargue)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,479 ft (LGS is higher than KWI)

## Airports

### [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

### [Comodoro D.R. Salomon Airport (LGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgs-malargue-comodoro-dr-salomon-airport/1ef266df-91d1-6496-8f35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malargue, Argentina
- ICAO: SAMM
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Mendoza
- Coordinates: -35.490000, -69.570000
- Elevation: 4,685 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 13:27 in Kuwait City, it's 07:27 in Malargue.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Comodoro D.R. Salomon Airport (LGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgs-malargue-comodoro-dr-salomon-airport/1ef266df-91d1-6496-8f35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)