# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Phaplu (PPL)

> 3,764 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,764 km / 2,339 mi / 2,033 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Nepal
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 05:40 in Kuwait City, it's 08:25 in Phaplu)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,712 ft (PPL 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

### [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phaplu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNPL
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.520000, 86.580000
- Elevation: 7,918 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:40 in Kuwait City, it's 08:25 in Phaplu.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)