# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Kiunga (UNG)

> 10,659 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,659 km / 6,623 mi / 5,755 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 13:36 in Kuwait City, it's 20:36 in Kiunga)
- **Elevation difference**: 118 ft (UNG 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

### [Kiunga Airport (UNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ung-kiunga-kiunga-airport/1ef266de-9b74-6486-bf3b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.130000, 141.280000
- Elevation: 88 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 13:36 in Kuwait City, it's 20:36 in Kiunga.
With a 7-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)
- [Kiunga Airport (UNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ung-kiunga-kiunga-airport/1ef266de-9b74-6486-bf3b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)