# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Ust-Ilimsk (UIK)

> 5,229 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,229 km / 3,249 mi / 2,823 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 16:42 in Kuwait City, it's 21:42 in Ust-Ilimsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,133 ft (UIK 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

### [Ust-Ilimsk Airport (UIK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uik-ust-ilimsk-ust-ilimsk-airport/1ef266df-e651-6b4c-be1e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ust-Ilimsk, Russia
- ICAO: UIBS
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 58.140000, 102.560000
- Elevation: 1,339 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 16:42 in Kuwait City, it's 21:42 in Ust-Ilimsk.
The 5-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)
- [Ust-Ilimsk Airport (UIK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uik-ust-ilimsk-ust-ilimsk-airport/1ef266df-e651-6b4c-be1e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)