# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to La Toma (Catamayo) (LOH)

> 13,811 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,811 km / 8,582 mi / 7,458 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:53 in Kuwait City, it's 20:53 in La Toma (Catamayo))
- **Elevation difference**: 3,850 ft (LOH 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

### [Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/loh-la-toma-catamayo-camilo-ponce-enriquez-airport/1ef266df-a5b8-6be4-9daf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Toma (Catamayo), Ecuador
- ICAO: SETM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -4.000000, -79.370000
- Elevation: 4,056 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 04:53 in Kuwait City, it's 20:53 in La Toma (Catamayo).
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)
- [Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/loh-la-toma-catamayo-camilo-ponce-enriquez-airport/1ef266df-a5b8-6be4-9daf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)