# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Resistencia (RES)

> 12,996 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,996 km / 8,075 mi / 7,017 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:24 in Kuwait City, it's 18:24 in Resistencia)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (RES 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

### [Resistencia International Airport (RES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/res-resistencia-resistencia-international-airport/1ef266df-9238-6a74-8213-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Resistencia, Argentina
- ICAO: SARE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -27.450000, -59.060000
- Elevation: 173 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 00:24 in Kuwait City, it's 18:24 in Resistencia.
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)
- [Resistencia International Airport (RES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/res-resistencia-resistencia-international-airport/1ef266df-9238-6a74-8213-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)