# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Lethem (LTM)

> 11,533 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,533 km / 7,166 mi / 6,227 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Guyana
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:32 in Kuwait City, it's 09:32 in Lethem)
- **Elevation difference**: 145 ft (LTM 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

### [Lethem Airport (LTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltm-lethem-lethem-airport/1ef266df-dde8-6a96-b2e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lethem, Guyana
- ICAO: SYLT
- Timezone: America/Guyana
- Coordinates: 3.370000, -59.790000
- Elevation: 351 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 16:32 in Kuwait City, it's 09:32 in Lethem.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lethem Airport (LTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltm-lethem-lethem-airport/1ef266df-dde8-6a96-b2e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)