# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Langkawi (LGK)

> 5,981 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,981 km / 3,716 mi / 3,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Malaysia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 14:08 in Kuwait City, it's 19:08 in Langkawi)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (LGK 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

### [Langkawi International Airport (LGK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgk-langkawi-langkawi-international-airport/1ef266df-fe94-67a4-9301-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Langkawi, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKL
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 6.330000, 99.730000
- Elevation: 29 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 14:08 in Kuwait City, it's 19:08 in Langkawi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Langkawi International Airport (LGK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgk-langkawi-langkawi-international-airport/1ef266df-fe94-67a4-9301-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)