# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Nandayure (PBP)

> 13,392 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,392 km / 8,321 mi / 7,231 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 05:11 in Kuwait City, it's 20:11 in Nandayure)
- **Elevation difference**: 199 ft (PBP 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

### [Islita Airport (PBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbp-nandayure-islita-airport/1ef266df-65ea-6918-a305-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nandayure, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRIA
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.860000, -85.370000
- Elevation: 7 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 05:11 in Kuwait City, it's 20:11 in Nandayure.
With a 9-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)
- [Islita Airport (PBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbp-nandayure-islita-airport/1ef266df-65ea-6918-a305-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)