# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Merida (MID)

> 12,823 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,823 km / 7,968 mi / 6,924 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 07:36 in Kuwait City, it's 22:36 in Merida)
- **Elevation difference**: 168 ft (MID 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

### [Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport (MID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mid-merida-licenciado-manuel-crescencio-rejon-int-airport/1ef266df-61bc-69ea-b6c8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merida, Mexico
- ICAO: MMMD
- Timezone: America/Merida
- Coordinates: 20.940000, -89.660000
- Elevation: 38 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 07:36 in Kuwait City, it's 22:36 in Merida.
With a 9-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)
- [Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport (MID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mid-merida-licenciado-manuel-crescencio-rejon-int-airport/1ef266df-61bc-69ea-b6c8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)