# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Wau (WUU)

> 3,176 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,176 km / 1,974 mi / 1,715 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → South Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 07:42 in Kuwait City, it's 06:42 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,323 ft (WUU 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

### [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSWW
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 7.730000, 27.980000
- Elevation: 1,529 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:42 in Kuwait City, it's 06:42 in Wau.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)