# Distance from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 5,857 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,857 km / 3,639 mi / 3,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zimbabwe) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 09:45 in Bulawayo, it's 10:45 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,153 ft (KWI is lower than BUQ)

## Airports

### [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVBU
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -20.020000, 28.620000
- Elevation: 4,359 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 09:45 in Bulawayo, it's 10:45 in Kuwait City.

## Related

- [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)