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Istanbul (IST) – Kuwait (KWI)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,194 km
1,363 mi · 1,185 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
276 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (163 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
504,648
2024 · −16.4%
Flights / week
66
Both directions, average
Seats filled
67%
756,718 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_tr), reported by the airport in Türkiye, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from IST to KWIISTKWI
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
121°
Heading from KWI
313°
Halfway point
35.64, 39.07
Great-circle km
2,193 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 64,056 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug64.1KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202451,002
Feb 202440,114
Mar 202422,167
Apr 202440,012
May 202440,008
Jun 202449,005
Jul 202451,348
Aug 202464,056
Sep 202443,927
Oct 202431,490
Nov 202434,334
Dec 202437,185
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 352 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJun352JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024337
Feb 2024288
Mar 2024209
Apr 2024306
May 2024307
Jun 2024352
Jul 2024340
Aug 2024335
Sep 2024293
Oct 2024225
Nov 2024206
Dec 2024231

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,193 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Istanbul and Kuwait

KWI
IST2,194
SAW2,131

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports

More routes from IST

Route Distance Passengers / year
IST → IKA2,058 km 2,050,223
IST → ADB358 km 1,896,910
IST → AYT518 km 1,742,584
IST → ESB382 km 1,497,202
IST → DXB3,032 km 1,429,665
IST → LHR2,493 km 1,281,925
IST → VKO1,709 km 1,235,902
IST → JED2,383 km 1,184,492
IST → CDG2,217 km 1,010,453
IST → ATH553 km 981,717

More routes from KWI

Route Distance Passengers / year
KWI → BOM2,760 km 393,077
KWI → COK3,635 km 336,858
KWI → SAW2,131 km 330,300
KWI → DEL2,835 km 297,740
KWI → MAA3,778 km 215,876
KWI → HYD3,375 km 182,171
KWI → AMD2,553 km 181,992
KWI → CDG4,411 km 120,923
KWI → TZX1,502 km 111,454
KWI → FRA4,026 km 90,532

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Kuwait (KWI) are 2,194 km (1,363 miles, 1,185 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.