# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Touho (TOU)

> 13,697 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,697 km / 8,511 mi / 7,396 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → New Caledonia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 16:34 in Kuwait City, it's 00:34 in Touho)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (TOU 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

### [Touho Airport (TOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tou-touho-touho-airport/1ef266df-7530-6882-a12c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Touho, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWU
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -20.790000, 165.260000
- Elevation: 10 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 16:34 in Kuwait City, it's 00:34 in Touho.
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)
- [Touho Airport (TOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tou-touho-touho-airport/1ef266df-7530-6882-a12c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)