# Distance from Balikpapan-Borneo Island (BPN) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 8,046 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,046 km / 4,999 mi / 4,344 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Kuwait
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 17:28 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 12:28 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 194 ft (KWI is higher than BPN)

## Airports

### [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balikpapan-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.270000, 116.890000
- Elevation: 12 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 17:28 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 12:28 in Kuwait City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)