# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Medan (MES)

> 6,049 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,049 km / 3,759 mi / 3,266 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Indonesia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 03:01 in Kuwait City, it's 07:01 in Medan)
- **Elevation difference**: 92 ft (MES 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

### [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medan, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 3.560000, 98.670000
- Elevation: 114 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 03:01 in Kuwait City, it's 07:01 in Medan.
The 4-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)
- [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)