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KWI to KYE: distance & flight time
Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport) → Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base)
792 mi
1,275 km · 689 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
792 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m 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
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, 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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KWI from KYE?
The flight distance from Kuwait (KWI) to Kleiat (KYE) is 792 miles (1,275 km, 689 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWI to KYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 KYE?
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