# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Quibdo (UIB)

> 12,945 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,945 km / 8,044 mi / 6,990 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:16 in Kuwait City, it's 01:16 in Quibdo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (UIB 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

### [El Carano Airport (UIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uib-quibdo-el-carano-airport/1ef266df-b650-6808-9336-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quibdo, Colombia
- ICAO: SKUI
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.690000, -76.640000
- Elevation: 204 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 09:16 in Kuwait City, it's 01:16 in Quibdo.
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)
- [El Carano Airport (UIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uib-quibdo-el-carano-airport/1ef266df-b650-6808-9336-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)