# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Pittsburg (PTS)

> 11,645 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,645 km / 7,236 mi / 6,288 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:22 in Kuwait City, it's 07:22 in Pittsburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 740 ft (PTS 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

### [Atkinson Municipal Airport (PTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pts-pittsburg-atkinson-municipal-airport/1ef266df-33d6-6a08-83d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pittsburg, United States
- ICAO: KPTS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.450000, -94.730000
- Elevation: 946 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 15:22 in Kuwait City, it's 07:22 in Pittsburg.
With a 8-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)
- [Atkinson Municipal Airport (PTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pts-pittsburg-atkinson-municipal-airport/1ef266df-33d6-6a08-83d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)