# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Kelafo (LFO)

> 2,648 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,648 km / 1,646 mi / 1,430 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 189° (south)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 18:14 in Kuwait City, it's 18:14 in Kelafo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,524 ft (LFO is higher 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

### [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kelafo, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAKL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.660000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,730 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.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)