# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Kaunakakai (MKK)

> 13,802 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,802 km / 8,576 mi / 7,452 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:49 in Kuwait City, it's 03:49 in Kaunakakai)
- **Elevation difference**: 248 ft (MKK is higher than KWI)

## Airports

### [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://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

### [Molokai Airport (MKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mkk-kaunakakai-molokai-airport/1ef266df-8947-6442-94ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaunakakai, United States
- ICAO: PHMK
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 21.150000, -157.100000
- Elevation: 454 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 16:49 in Kuwait City, it's 03:49 in Kaunakakai.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Molokai Airport (MKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mkk-kaunakakai-molokai-airport/1ef266df-8947-6442-94ce-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)