# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Plainview (PVW)

> 12,280 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,280 km / 7,630 mi / 6,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:51 in Kuwait City, it's 04:51 in Plainview)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,168 ft (PVW 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

### [Hale County Airport (PVW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvw-plainview-hale-county-airport/1ef266df-3416-6b1c-9bd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plainview, United States
- ICAO: KPVW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.170000, -101.720000
- Elevation: 3,374 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 12:51 in Kuwait City, it's 04:51 in Plainview.
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)
- [Hale County Airport (PVW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvw-plainview-hale-county-airport/1ef266df-3416-6b1c-9bd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)