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AKY to XIJ: distance & flight time
Sittwe (Sittwe Airport) → Ahmed Al Jaber AB (Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base)
2,881 mi
4,636 km · 2,503 nm
6h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,881 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AKY — Sittwe Airport · Sittwe, Burma
- XIJ — Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AKY
- KYP · Kyaukpyu Airport65 mi away
- VBA · Ann Airport79 mi away
- CXB · Cox's Bazar Airport108 mi away
- MWQ · Magway Airport134 mi away
Near XIJ
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport103 mi away
- AQI · Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport109 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AKY from XIJ?
The flight distance from Sittwe (AKY) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ) is 2,881 miles (4,636 km, 2,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AKY to XIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AKY to XIJ?
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