# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Pimenta Bueno (PBQ)

> 12,484 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,484 km / 7,757 mi / 6,741 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:36 in Kuwait City, it's 10:36 in Pimenta Bueno)
- **Elevation difference**: 476 ft (PBQ 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

### [Pimenta Bueno Airport (PBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbq-pimenta-bueno-pimenta-bueno-airport/1ef266df-da26-619c-a5ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pimenta Bueno, Brazil
- ICAO: SWPM
- Timezone: America/Porto_Velho
- Coordinates: -11.640000, -61.180000
- Elevation: 682 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 17:36 in Kuwait City, it's 10:36 in Pimenta Bueno.
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)
- [Pimenta Bueno Airport (PBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbq-pimenta-bueno-pimenta-bueno-airport/1ef266df-da26-619c-a5ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)