# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Manaus (MAO)

> 11,920 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,920 km / 7,406 mi / 6,436 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:53 in Kuwait City, it's 03:53 in Manaus)
- **Elevation difference**: 58 ft (MAO 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

### [Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mao-manaus-eduardo-gomes-international-airport/1ef266df-945f-66c2-b7ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Manaus, Brazil
- ICAO: SBEG
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: -3.040000, -60.050000
- Elevation: 264 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 10:53 in Kuwait City, it's 03:53 in Manaus.
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)
- [Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mao-manaus-eduardo-gomes-international-airport/1ef266df-945f-66c2-b7ce-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)