# Distance from Caloundra Airport (CUD) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 12,793 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,793 km / 7,949 mi / 6,907 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:20 in Caloundra Airport, it's 18:20 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 194 ft (KWI is higher than CUD)

## Airports

### [Caloundra Airport (CUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cud-caloundra-airport/1ef266e0-0839-6110-af4f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caloundra Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCDR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.800000, 153.100000
- 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:20 in Caloundra Airport, it's 18:20 in Kuwait City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Caloundra Airport (CUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cud-caloundra-airport/1ef266e0-0839-6110-af4f-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)