# Distance from Elista (ESL) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 1,932 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,932 km / 1,201 mi / 1,043 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 169° (south)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 10:23 in Elista, it's 10:23 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 295 ft (KWI is lower than ESL)

## Airports

### [Elista Airport (ESL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esl-elista-elista-airport/1ef266df-e9cf-604e-a40f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elista, Russia
- ICAO: URWI
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 46.370000, 44.330000
- Elevation: 501 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

- [Elista Airport (ESL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esl-elista-elista-airport/1ef266df-e9cf-604e-a40f-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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