# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to La Gaviota Airport (LGT)

> 12,502 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,502 km / 7,769 mi / 6,751 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:33 in Kuwait City, it's 23:33 in La Gaviota Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 206 ft (LGT is lower 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

### [La Gaviota Airport (LGT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgt-la-gaviota-airport/1ef266df-b4d7-60c6-a46a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Gaviota Airport, Colombia
- ICAO: SKGA
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.550000, -70.920000
- Elevation: 0 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 07:33 in Kuwait City, it's 23:33 in La Gaviota Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [La Gaviota Airport (LGT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgt-la-gaviota-airport/1ef266df-b4d7-60c6-a46a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)