# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Umiujaq (YUD)

> 9,146 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,146 km / 5,683 mi / 4,938 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:33 in Kuwait City, it's 23:33 in Umiujaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (YUD 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

### [Umiujaq Airport (YUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yud-umiujaq-umiujaq-airport/1ef266de-b12e-64c0-be2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Umiujaq, Canada
- ICAO: CYMU
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 56.540000, -76.520000
- Elevation: 250 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 06:33 in Kuwait City, it's 23:33 in Umiujaq.
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)
- [Umiujaq Airport (YUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yud-umiujaq-umiujaq-airport/1ef266de-b12e-64c0-be2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)