# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Manzanillo (MZO)

> 11,955 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,955 km / 7,429 mi / 6,455 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Cuba
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:09 in Kuwait City, it's 05:09 in Manzanillo)
- **Elevation difference**: 94 ft (MZO 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

### [Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzo-manzanillo-sierra-maestra-airport/1ef266df-6b15-6460-81c2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Manzanillo, Cuba
- ICAO: MUMZ
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 20.290000, -77.090000
- Elevation: 112 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 12:09 in Kuwait City, it's 05:09 in Manzanillo.
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)
- [Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzo-manzanillo-sierra-maestra-airport/1ef266df-6b15-6460-81c2-06bb2780ed98)
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