# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Maafaru (NMF)

> 3,733 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,733 km / 2,320 mi / 2,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Maldives
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 04:01 in Kuwait City, it's 06:01 in Maafaru)
- **Elevation difference**: 201 ft (NMF 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

### [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maafaru, Maldives
- ICAO: VRDA
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.820000, 73.470000
- Elevation: 6 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:01 in Kuwait City, it's 06:01 in Maafaru.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)