# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Nunapitchuk (NUP)

> 9,620 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,620 km / 5,977 mi / 5,194 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 21:17 in Kuwait City, it's 10:17 in Nunapitchuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 184 ft (NUP 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

### [Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nup-nunapitchuk-nunapitchuk-airport/1ef266df-8a19-6b22-8874-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nunapitchuk, United States
- ICAO: PPIT
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 60.910000, -162.440000
- Elevation: 22 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 21:17 in Kuwait City, it's 10:17 in Nunapitchuk.
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)
- [Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nup-nunapitchuk-nunapitchuk-airport/1ef266df-8a19-6b22-8874-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)