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KWI to BEY: distance & flight time
Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
800 mi
1,287 km · 695 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
800 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- KWI — Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait, Kuwait
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KWI
- XIJ · Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport81 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport93 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport116 mi away
Near BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KWI from BEY?
The flight distance from Kuwait (KWI) to Beirut (BEY) is 800 miles (1,287 km, 695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWI to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 KWI to BEY?
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