# Distance from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 3,824 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,824 km / 2,376 mi / 2,065 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 07:12 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 08:12 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,172 ft (KWI is lower than BZU)

## Airports

### [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buta Zega Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKJ
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.820000, 24.790000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:12 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 08:12 in Kuwait City.

## Related

- [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-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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