# Distance from Fakarava Airport (FAV) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 17,992 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,992 km / 11,180 mi / 9,715 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:22 in Fakarava Airport, it's 01:22 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 193 ft (KWI is higher than FAV)

## Airports

### [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fakarava Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.050000, -145.660000
- Elevation: 13 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 12:22 in Fakarava Airport, it's 01:22 in Kuwait City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
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