# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Ovalle (OVL)

> 14,223 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,223 km / 8,838 mi / 7,680 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:58 in Kuwait City, it's 13:58 in Ovalle)
- **Elevation difference**: 894 ft (OVL 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

### [El Tuqui Airport (OVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovl-ovalle-el-tuqui-airport/1ef266df-9c8d-62b8-ae3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ovalle, Chile
- ICAO: SCOV
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -30.560000, -71.180000
- Elevation: 1,100 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 20:58 in Kuwait City, it's 13:58 in Ovalle.
With a 7-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)
- [El Tuqui Airport (OVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovl-ovalle-el-tuqui-airport/1ef266df-9c8d-62b8-ae3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)