# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Palmdale (PMD)

> 12,765 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,765 km / 7,932 mi / 6,893 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 12:40 in Kuwait City, it's 02:40 in Palmdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,337 ft (PMD 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

### [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmdale, United States
- ICAO: KPMD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.630000, -118.080000
- Elevation: 2,543 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 12:40 in Kuwait City, it's 02:40 in Palmdale.
With a 10-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)
- [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)