# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Pereira (PEI)

> 12,923 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,923 km / 8,030 mi / 6,978 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 19:54 in Kuwait City, it's 11:54 in Pereira)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,210 ft (PEI 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

### [Matecana International Airport (PEI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pei-pereira-matecana-international-airport/1ef266df-b5b9-6f20-b3e9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pereira, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPE
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.810000, -75.740000
- Elevation: 4,416 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 19:54 in Kuwait City, it's 11:54 in Pereira.
With a 8-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)
- [Matecana International Airport (PEI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pei-pereira-matecana-international-airport/1ef266df-b5b9-6f20-b3e9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)