# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Nouakchott (NKC)

> 6,552 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,552 km / 4,071 mi / 3,538 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 06:32 in Kuwait City, it's 03:32 in Nouakchott)
- **Elevation difference**: 193 ft (NKC is lower 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

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 06:32 in Kuwait City, it's 03:32 in Nouakchott.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)