# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Uruguaiana (URG)

> 12,902 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,902 km / 8,017 mi / 6,966 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:39 in Kuwait City, it's 23:39 in Uruguaiana)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (URG 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

### [Rubem Berta Airport (URG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/urg-uruguaiana-rubem-berta-airport/1ef266df-95f9-62d0-86ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uruguaiana, Brazil
- ICAO: SBUG
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -29.780000, -57.040000
- Elevation: 256 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 05:39 in Kuwait City, it's 23:39 in Uruguaiana.
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)
- [Rubem Berta Airport (URG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/urg-uruguaiana-rubem-berta-airport/1ef266df-95f9-62d0-86ae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)