# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Athens (MMI)

> 11,278 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,278 km / 7,008 mi / 6,090 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:28 in Kuwait City, it's 17:28 in Athens)
- **Elevation difference**: 668 ft (MMI 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

### [Mcminn County Airport (MMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmi-athens-mcminn-county-airport/1ef266df-2b89-6d00-802a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Athens, United States
- ICAO: KMMI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.400000, -84.560000
- Elevation: 874 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 00:28 in Kuwait City, it's 17:28 in Athens.
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)
- [Mcminn County Airport (MMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmi-athens-mcminn-county-airport/1ef266df-2b89-6d00-802a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)