# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Fort McMurray (NML)

> 10,229 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,229 km / 6,356 mi / 5,523 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:54 in Kuwait City, it's 01:54 in Fort McMurray)
- **Elevation difference**: 840 ft (NML 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

### [Fort McMurray / Mildred Lake Airport (NML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nml-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-mildred-lake-airport/1ef266de-a343-6b62-8482-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort McMurray, Canada
- ICAO: CER4
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 57.060000, -111.570000
- Elevation: 1,046 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 10:54 in Kuwait City, it's 01:54 in Fort McMurray.
With a 9-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)
- [Fort McMurray / Mildred Lake Airport (NML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nml-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-mildred-lake-airport/1ef266de-a343-6b62-8482-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)