# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Rockwood (RKW)

> 11,242 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,242 km / 6,985 mi / 6,070 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:01 in Kuwait City, it's 20:01 in Rockwood)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,458 ft (RKW 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

### [Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rkw-rockwood-rockwood-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3553-6cdc-a468-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rockwood, United States
- ICAO: KRKW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.920000, -84.690000
- Elevation: 1,664 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 04:01 in Kuwait City, it's 20:01 in Rockwood.
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)
- [Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rkw-rockwood-rockwood-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3553-6cdc-a468-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)