# Distance from Geelong Airport (GEX) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 12,477 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,477 km / 7,753 mi / 6,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:05 in Geelong Airport, it's 02:05 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 163 ft (KWI is higher than GEX)

## Airports

### [Geelong Airport (GEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gex-geelong-airport/1ef266e0-0d14-614e-aa2c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geelong Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGLG
- Timezone: Australia/Hobart
- Coordinates: -38.230000, 144.330000
- Elevation: 43 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 09:05 in Geelong Airport, it's 02:05 in Kuwait City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Geelong Airport (GEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gex-geelong-airport/1ef266e0-0d14-614e-aa2c-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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