# Distance from Fort Meade (Odenton) (FME) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 10,507 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,507 km / 6,529 mi / 5,673 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 16:34 in Fort Meade (Odenton), it's 23:34 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 56 ft (KWI is higher than FME)

## Airports

### [Tipton Airport (FME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fme-fort-meade-odenton-tipton-airport/1ef266df-1c82-6e42-a3ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Meade (Odenton), United States
- ICAO: KFME
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.100000, -76.800000
- Elevation: 150 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 16:34 in Fort Meade (Odenton), it's 23:34 in Kuwait City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tipton Airport (FME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fme-fort-meade-odenton-tipton-airport/1ef266df-1c82-6e42-a3ff-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)