# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Puerto Varas (PUX)

> 14,594 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,594 km / 9,068 mi / 7,880 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:45 in Kuwait City, it's 16:45 in Puerto Varas)
- **Elevation difference**: 224 ft (PUX 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 Mirador Airport (PUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pux-puerto-varas-el-mirador-airport/1ef266df-9ce0-6dfa-92ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Varas, Chile
- ICAO: SCPV
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -41.350000, -72.950000
- Elevation: 430 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 23:45 in Kuwait City, it's 16:45 in Puerto Varas.
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 Mirador Airport (PUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pux-puerto-varas-el-mirador-airport/1ef266df-9ce0-6dfa-92ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)