# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Maues (MBZ)

> 11,713 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,713 km / 7,278 mi / 6,324 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:12 in Kuwait City, it's 14:12 in Maues)
- **Elevation difference**: 137 ft (MBZ 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

### [Maues Airport (MBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbz-maues-maues-airport/1ef266df-d924-60b4-8eca-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maues, Brazil
- ICAO: SWMW
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: -3.370000, -57.720000
- Elevation: 69 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 21:12 in Kuwait City, it's 14:12 in Maues.
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)
- [Maues Airport (MBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbz-maues-maues-airport/1ef266df-d924-60b4-8eca-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)