# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Colon (ONX)

> 12,974 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,974 km / 8,061 mi / 7,005 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 14:04 in Kuwait City, it's 06:04 in Colon)
- **Elevation difference**: 181 ft (ONX 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

### [Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/onx-colon-enrique-adolfo-jimenez-airport/1ef266df-64eb-68b4-854b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colon, Panama
- ICAO: MPEJ
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.360000, -79.870000
- Elevation: 25 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 14:04 in Kuwait City, it's 06:04 in Colon.
With a 8-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)
- [Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/onx-colon-enrique-adolfo-jimenez-airport/1ef266df-64eb-68b4-854b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)