# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Ablow (MTV)

> 13,611 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,611 km / 8,457 mi / 7,349 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 12:58 in Kuwait City, it's 20:58 in Ablow)
- **Elevation difference**: 143 ft (MTV 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

### [Mota Lava Airport (MTV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtv-ablow-mota-lava-airport/1ef266df-746f-6a38-8427-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ablow, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSA
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -13.670000, 167.710000
- Elevation: 63 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 12:58 in Kuwait City, it's 20:58 in Ablow.
With a 8-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)
- [Mota Lava Airport (MTV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtv-ablow-mota-lava-airport/1ef266df-746f-6a38-8427-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)