# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Novato (NOT)

> 12,460 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,460 km / 7,742 mi / 6,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 352° (north)
- **Return heading**: 9° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 20:26 in Kuwait City, it's 10:26 in Novato)
- **Elevation difference**: 202 ft (NOT 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

### [Gnoss Field (NOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/not-novato-gnoss-field/1ef266df-180b-6aa8-95ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Novato, United States
- ICAO: KDVO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.140000, -122.560000
- Elevation: 4 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 20:26 in Kuwait City, it's 10:26 in Novato.
With a 10-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)
- [Gnoss Field (NOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/not-novato-gnoss-field/1ef266df-180b-6aa8-95ae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)