# Distance from Reykjavik (KEF) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 6,174 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,174 km / 3,836 mi / 3,334 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 93° (east)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 13:21 in Reykjavik, it's 16:21 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 35 ft (KWI is higher than KEF)

## Airports

### [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reykjavik, Iceland
- ICAO: BIKF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 63.980000, -22.610000
- Elevation: 171 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:21 in Reykjavik, it's 16:21 in Kuwait City.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)