# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Tripoli (KYE)

> 1,276 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,276 km / 793 mi / 689 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Lebanon
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 01:21 in Kuwait City, it's 01:21 in Tripoli)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (KYE is lower than KWI)

## Airports

### [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

### [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tripoli, Lebanon
- ICAO: OLKA
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates: 34.590000, 36.010000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)