# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Mesa (MSC)

> 12,724 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,724 km / 7,907 mi / 6,871 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:39 in Kuwait City, it's 18:39 in Mesa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,188 ft (MSC 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

### [Falcon Field (MSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msc-mesa-falcon-field/1ef266df-1c17-6110-85ba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mesa, United States
- ICAO: KFFZ
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.460000, -111.730000
- Elevation: 1,394 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 04:39 in Kuwait City, it's 18:39 in Mesa.
With a 10-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)
- [Falcon Field (MSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msc-mesa-falcon-field/1ef266df-1c17-6110-85ba-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)