# Distance from Hassi Messaoud (HME) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 3,996 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,996 km / 2,483 mi / 2,157 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 08:45 in Hassi Messaoud, it's 10:45 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 257 ft (KWI is lower than HME)

## Airports

### [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
- ICAO: DAUH
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 31.670000, 6.140000
- Elevation: 463 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:45 in Hassi Messaoud, it's 10:45 in Kuwait City.

## Related

- [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
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