# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Nuiqsut (NUI)

> 8,854 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,854 km / 5,502 mi / 4,781 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 10:57 in Kuwait City, it's 23:57 in Nuiqsut)
- **Elevation difference**: 161 ft (NUI 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

### [Nuiqsut Airport (NUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nui-nuiqsut-nuiqsut-airport/1ef266df-87e4-6db6-a5b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuiqsut, United States
- ICAO: PAQT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 70.210000, -151.010000
- Elevation: 45 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 10:57 in Kuwait City, it's 23:57 in Nuiqsut.
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)
- [Nuiqsut Airport (NUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nui-nuiqsut-nuiqsut-airport/1ef266df-87e4-6db6-a5b0-06bb2780ed98)
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