# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Shire (SHC)

> 1,959 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,959 km / 1,217 mi / 1,058 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 07:35 in Kuwait City, it's 07:35 in Shire)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,001 ft (SHC 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

### [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shire, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HASR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.080000, 38.270000
- Elevation: 6,207 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.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)