# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Temuco (ZCO)

> 14,535 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,535 km / 9,032 mi / 7,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:32 in Kuwait City, it's 05:32 in Temuco)
- **Elevation difference**: 98 ft (ZCO 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

### [Maquehue Airport (ZCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zco-temuco-maquehue-airport/1ef266df-9de4-6724-b643-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Temuco, Chile
- ICAO: SCTC
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -38.770000, -72.640000
- Elevation: 304 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 12:32 in Kuwait City, it's 05:32 in Temuco.
With a 7-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)
- [Maquehue Airport (ZCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zco-temuco-maquehue-airport/1ef266df-9de4-6724-b643-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)