# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Yuma (YUM)

> 12,892 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,892 km / 8,011 mi / 6,961 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 16:17 in Kuwait City, it's 06:17 in Yuma)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (YUM 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

### [Yuma Mcas/Yuma International Airport (YUM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yum-yuma-yuma-mcasyuma-international-airport/1ef266df-2f22-6b38-a2a2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yuma, United States
- ICAO: KNYL
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.660000, -114.610000
- Elevation: 213 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 16:17 in Kuwait City, it's 06:17 in Yuma.
With a 10-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)
- [Yuma Mcas/Yuma International Airport (YUM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yum-yuma-yuma-mcasyuma-international-airport/1ef266df-2f22-6b38-a2a2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)