# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Storm Lake (SLB)

> 11,186 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,186 km / 6,951 mi / 6,040 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:40 in Kuwait City, it's 16:40 in Storm Lake)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,282 ft (SLB 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

### [Storm Lake Municipal Airport (SLB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/slb-storm-lake-storm-lake-municipal-airport/1ef266df-38bf-6c4a-bcdc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Storm Lake, United States
- ICAO: KSLB
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.600000, -95.240000
- Elevation: 1,488 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 00:40 in Kuwait City, it's 16:40 in Storm Lake.
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)
- [Storm Lake Municipal Airport (SLB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/slb-storm-lake-storm-lake-municipal-airport/1ef266df-38bf-6c4a-bcdc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)