# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Cork (ORK)

> 5,228 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,228 km / 3,249 mi / 2,823 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Ireland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 02:43 in Kuwait City, it's 00:43 in Cork)
- **Elevation difference**: 296 ft (ORK 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

### [Cork Airport (ORK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ork-cork-cork-airport/1ef266de-c734-62b0-822d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cork, Ireland
- ICAO: EICK
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 51.840000, -8.490000
- Elevation: 502 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 02:43 in Kuwait City, it's 00:43 in Cork.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cork Airport (ORK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ork-cork-cork-airport/1ef266de-c734-62b0-822d-06bb2780ed98)
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