# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Rio Cuarto (RCU)

> 13,667 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,667 km / 8,492 mi / 7,380 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:21 in Kuwait City, it's 03:21 in Rio Cuarto)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,174 ft (RCU 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

### [Area De Material Airport (RCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcu-rio-cuarto-area-de-material-airport/1ef266df-920e-604e-9587-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio Cuarto, Argentina
- ICAO: SAOC
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -33.090000, -64.260000
- Elevation: 1,380 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 09:21 in Kuwait City, it's 03:21 in Rio Cuarto.
With a 6-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)
- [Area De Material Airport (RCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rcu-rio-cuarto-area-de-material-airport/1ef266df-920e-604e-9587-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)