# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Valdivia (ZAL)

> 14,586 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,586 km / 9,063 mi / 7,876 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:43 in Kuwait City, it's 09:43 in Valdivia)
- **Elevation difference**: 147 ft (ZAL is lower than KWI)

## Airports

### [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://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

### [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valdivia, Chile
- ICAO: SCVD
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -39.650000, -73.090000
- Elevation: 59 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 16:43 in Kuwait City, it's 09:43 in Valdivia.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)