# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Chandalar Lake (WCR)

> 9,171 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,171 km / 5,699 mi / 4,952 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 07:27 in Kuwait City, it's 20:27 in Chandalar Lake)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,714 ft (WCR is higher 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

### [Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wcr-chandalar-lake-chandalar-lake-airport/1ef266df-8745-6338-b638-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chandalar Lake, United States
- ICAO: PALR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 67.500000, -148.480000
- Elevation: 1,920 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 07:27 in Kuwait City, it's 20:27 in Chandalar Lake.
With a 11-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)
- [Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wcr-chandalar-lake-chandalar-lake-airport/1ef266df-8745-6338-b638-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)