# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to New Amsterdam (QSX)

> 11,148 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,148 km / 6,927 mi / 6,019 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Guyana
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:01 in Kuwait City, it's 16:01 in New Amsterdam)
- **Elevation difference**: 203 ft (QSX 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

### [New Amsterdam Airport (QSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsx-new-amsterdam-new-amsterdam-airport/1ef266df-de09-6426-81dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Amsterdam, Guyana
- ICAO: SYNA
- Timezone: America/Guyana
- Coordinates: 6.240000, -57.470000
- Elevation: 3 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 23:01 in Kuwait City, it's 16:01 in New Amsterdam.
With a 7-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)
- [New Amsterdam Airport (QSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsx-new-amsterdam-new-amsterdam-airport/1ef266df-de09-6426-81dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)