# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Rangiroa Airport (RGI)

> 17,758 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,758 km / 11,034 mi / 9,588 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:35 in Kuwait City, it's 03:35 in Rangiroa Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (RGI 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

### [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rangiroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTG
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.950000, -147.660000
- Elevation: 10 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 16:35 in Kuwait City, it's 03:35 in Rangiroa Airport.
With a 13-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)
- [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)