# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Palacios (PCH)

> 12,890 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,890 km / 8,009 mi / 6,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 04:33 in Kuwait City, it's 19:33 in Palacios)
- **Elevation difference**: 176 ft (PCH 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

### [Palacios Airport (PCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pch-palacios-palacios-airport/1ef266df-5e9e-6632-a56b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palacios, Honduras
- ICAO: MHPC
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.960000, -84.940000
- Elevation: 30 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 04:33 in Kuwait City, it's 19:33 in Palacios.
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)
- [Palacios Airport (PCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pch-palacios-palacios-airport/1ef266df-5e9e-6632-a56b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)