# Distance from Hao Airport (HOI) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 18,478 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,478 km / 11,482 mi / 9,977 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 03:19 in Hao Airport, it's 16:19 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (KWI is higher than HOI)

## Airports

### [Hao Airport (HOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hoi-hao-airport/1ef266df-73db-63e2-8ffb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hao Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTO
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.070000, -140.950000
- Elevation: 10 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 03:19 in Hao Airport, it's 16:19 in Kuwait City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hao Airport (HOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hoi-hao-airport/1ef266df-73db-63e2-8ffb-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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