# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 1,603 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,603 km / 996 mi / 865 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 10:23 in Cairo, it's 10:23 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 176 ft (KWI is lower than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 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.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-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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