# Distance from Kerikeri (KKE) to Kuwait City (KWI)

> 14,948 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,948 km / 9,288 mi / 8,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 16:13 in Kerikeri, it's 07:13 in Kuwait City)
- **Elevation difference**: 286 ft (KWI is lower than KKE)

## Airports

### [Kerikeri Airport (KKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kke-kerikeri-kerikeri-airport/1ef266df-76ed-6ac6-99ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kerikeri, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZKK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -35.260000, 173.910000
- Elevation: 492 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 16:13 in Kerikeri, it's 07:13 in Kuwait City.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kerikeri Airport (KKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kke-kerikeri-kerikeri-airport/1ef266df-76ed-6ac6-99ac-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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