# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Nightmute (NME)

> 9,607 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,607 km / 5,969 mi / 5,187 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 21:42 in Kuwait City, it's 10:42 in Nightmute)
- **Elevation difference**: 199 ft (NME 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

### [Nightmute Airport (NME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nme-nightmute-nightmute-airport/1ef266df-8697-622e-bd8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nightmute, United States
- ICAO: PAGT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.470000, -164.700000
- Elevation: 7 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 21:42 in Kuwait City, it's 10:42 in Nightmute.
With a 11-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)
- [Nightmute Airport (NME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nme-nightmute-nightmute-airport/1ef266df-8697-622e-bd8a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)