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NPE to KWI: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport)
9,478 mi
15,253 km · 8,236 nm
19h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,478 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 3m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- KWI — Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait, Kuwait
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPE from KWI?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Kuwait (KWI) is 9,478 miles (15,253 km, 8,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to KWI?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 3m 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 time difference between NAPIER and Kuwait?
Kuwait is 9 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to KWI?
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