# Distance from Hawthorne (HHR) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 12,847 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,847 km / 7,983 mi / 6,937 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:04 in Hawthorne, it's 09:04 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (KWI is higher than HHR)

## Airports

### [Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhr-hawthorne-jack-northrop-fieldhawthorne-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2097-6640-9b1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawthorne, United States
- ICAO: KHHR
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.920000, -118.340000
- Elevation: 66 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 23:04 in Hawthorne, it's 09:04 in Kuwait City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhr-hawthorne-jack-northrop-fieldhawthorne-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2097-6640-9b1a-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)