# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Thule (THU)

> 7,499 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,499 km / 4,660 mi / 4,049 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 22:17 in Kuwait City, it's 16:17 in Thule)
- **Elevation difference**: 45 ft (THU 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

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 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 22:17 in Kuwait City, it's 16:17 in Thule.
With a 6-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)
- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)