# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Niamey (NIM)

> 5,019 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,019 km / 3,118 mi / 2,710 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Niger
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 15:05 in Kuwait City, it's 13:05 in Niamey)
- **Elevation difference**: 526 ft (NIM 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

### [Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nim-niamey-diori-hamani-international-airport/1ef266de-b836-6358-8411-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Niamey, Niger
- ICAO: DRRN
- Timezone: Africa/Niamey
- Coordinates: 13.480000, 2.180000
- Elevation: 732 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:05 in Kuwait City, it's 13:05 in Niamey.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nim-niamey-diori-hamani-international-airport/1ef266de-b836-6358-8411-06bb2780ed98)
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