# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Portoviejo (PVO)

> 13,729 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,729 km / 8,531 mi / 7,413 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:59 in Kuwait City, it's 09:59 in Portoviejo)
- **Elevation difference**: 76 ft (PVO 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

### [Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvo-portoviejo-reales-tamarindos-airport/1ef266df-a56a-6944-834f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Portoviejo, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEPV
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -1.040000, -80.470000
- Elevation: 130 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 17:59 in Kuwait City, it's 09:59 in Portoviejo.
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)
- [Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvo-portoviejo-reales-tamarindos-airport/1ef266df-a56a-6944-834f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)