# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Koundara (SBI)

> 6,562 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,562 km / 4,078 mi / 3,543 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:14 in Kuwait City, it's 09:14 in Koundara)
- **Elevation difference**: 89 ft (SBI 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

### [Sambailo Airport (SBI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbi-koundara-sambailo-airport/1ef266de-e997-6b36-b121-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Koundara, Guinea
- ICAO: GUSB
- Timezone: Africa/Conakry
- Coordinates: 12.570000, -13.360000
- Elevation: 295 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:14 in Kuwait City, it's 09:14 in Koundara.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sambailo Airport (SBI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbi-koundara-sambailo-airport/1ef266de-e997-6b36-b121-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)