# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Tulum (TQO)

> 12,729 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,729 km / 7,909 mi / 6,873 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:55 in Kuwait City, it's 00:55 in Tulum)
- **Elevation difference**: 199 ft (TQO 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

### [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tulum, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTU
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 20.230000, -87.430000
- Elevation: 7 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 08:55 in Kuwait City, it's 00:55 in Tulum.
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)
- [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)