# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Kuantan (KUA)

> 16,102 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,102 km / 10,006 mi / 8,695 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 17:43 in Buenos Aires, it's 04:43 in Kuantan)
- **Elevation difference**: 40 ft (KUA is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuantan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKD
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.780000, 103.210000
- Elevation: 58 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 17:43 in Buenos Aires, it's 04:43 in Kuantan.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)