# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Cape Dorset (YTE)

> 8,563 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,563 km / 5,321 mi / 4,624 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:31 in Kuwait City, it's 03:31 in Cape Dorset)
- **Elevation difference**: 42 ft (YTE 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

### [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Dorset, Canada
- ICAO: CYTE
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 64.230000, -76.530000
- Elevation: 164 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:31 in Kuwait City, it's 03:31 in Cape Dorset.
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)
- [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)
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