# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Popayan (PPN)

> 13,154 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,154 km / 8,174 mi / 7,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:44 in Kuwait City, it's 05:44 in Popayan)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,481 ft (PPN 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

### [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Popayan, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 2.450000, -76.610000
- Elevation: 5,687 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 13:44 in Kuwait City, it's 05:44 in Popayan.
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)
- [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)