# Distance from Guantanamo (GAO) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 11,818 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,818 km / 7,343 mi / 6,381 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 23:11 in Guantanamo, it's 06:11 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 150 ft (KWI is higher than GAO)

## Airports

### [Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gao-guantanamo-mariana-grajales-airport/1ef266df-6adb-60b2-9dd3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guantanamo, Cuba
- ICAO: MUGT
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 20.090000, -75.160000
- Elevation: 56 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 23:11 in Guantanamo, it's 06:11 in Kuwait City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gao-guantanamo-mariana-grajales-airport/1ef266df-6adb-60b2-9dd3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
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