# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Ua Huka (UAH)

> 17,626 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,626 km / 10,952 mi / 9,517 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 20:49 in Kuwait City, it's 08:19 in Ua Huka)
- **Elevation difference**: 46 ft (UAH 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

### [Ua Huka Airport (UAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uah-ua-huka-ua-huka-airport/1ef266df-73c0-6b0a-9acb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ua Huka, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMU
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.940000, -139.550000
- Elevation: 160 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 20:49 in Kuwait City, it's 08:19 in Ua Huka.
With a 12.5-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)
- [Ua Huka Airport (UAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uah-ua-huka-ua-huka-airport/1ef266df-73c0-6b0a-9acb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)