# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Viedma / Carmen de Patagones (VDM)

> 13,762 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,762 km / 8,551 mi / 7,431 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:38 in Kuwait City, it's 08:38 in Viedma / Carmen de Patagones)
- **Elevation difference**: 186 ft (VDM 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

### [Gobernador Castello Airport (VDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vdm-viedma-carmen-de-patagones-gobernador-castello-airport/1ef266df-92da-6e64-87a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Viedma / Carmen de Patagones, Argentina
- ICAO: SAVV
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Salta
- Coordinates: -40.870000, -63.000000
- Elevation: 20 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 14:38 in Kuwait City, it's 08:38 in Viedma / Carmen de Patagones.
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)
- [Gobernador Castello Airport (VDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vdm-viedma-carmen-de-patagones-gobernador-castello-airport/1ef266df-92da-6e64-87a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)