# Distance from Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 7,561 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,561 km / 4,698 mi / 4,082 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Kuwait
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 15:31 in Kota Kinabalu, it's 10:31 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (KWI is higher than BKI)

## Airports

### [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 116.050000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [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

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:31 in Kota Kinabalu, it's 10:31 in Kuwait City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
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