# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Aktau (SCO)

> 1,650 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,650 km / 1,025 mi / 891 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 191° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Kazakhstan
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 17:36 in Kuwait City, it's 19:36 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:36 in Kuwait City, it's 19:36 in Aktau.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)