# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Ancud (ZUD)

> 14,670 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,670 km / 9,115 mi / 7,921 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:57 in Kuwait City, it's 06:57 in Ancud)
- **Elevation difference**: 109 ft (ZUD is higher 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

### [Pupelde Airport (ZUD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zud-ancud-pupelde-airport/1ef266df-972d-6426-9abd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ancud, Chile
- ICAO: SCAC
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -41.900000, -73.800000
- Elevation: 315 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 13:57 in Kuwait City, it's 06:57 in Ancud.
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)
- [Pupelde Airport (ZUD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zud-ancud-pupelde-airport/1ef266df-972d-6426-9abd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)