Nonstop flight route between Kuwait City, Kuwait and Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China:
Departure Airport:
(29°13'36"N by 47°58'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°4'9"N by 121°33'6"E)
Distance from KWI to TSA:
4,456.80 miles (7,172.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait City, Kuwait and Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,457 miles (or 7,173 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kuwait International Airport and Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport), the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kuwait International Airport and Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWI / OKBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'36"N by 47°58'47"E |
| Area Served: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 206 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWI |
| More Information: | KWI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSA / RCSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°4'9"N by 121°33'6"E |
| Area Served: | Taipei |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSA |
| More Information: | TSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuwait International Airport (KWI):
- Because of Kuwait International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuwait International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 206 feet above mean sea level.
- Kuwait International Airport (KWI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Abadan International Airport (ABD), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of KWI.
- The furthest airport from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Kuwait International Airport", another name for KWI is "مطار الكويت الدولي".
- In 2011 the Department of Civil Aviation announced the intention of extending Kuwait International Airport so it can handle more passengers and more aircraft.
- Kuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniyah, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers south of Kuwait City.
- Kuwait International Airport handled 937,661 passengers last year.
- The main airport structure was executed and completed by Al Hani Construction joint venture with Ballast Nedam, Holland.
Facts about Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA):
- Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)", other names for TSA include "台北國際航空站台北松山機場" and "Táiběi Guójì HángkōngzhànTáiběi Sōngshān Jīchǎng".
- In 2013, Songshan Airport handled 5,847,275 passengers and 35,978.0 tons of cargo.
- The closest airport to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) W of TSA.
- The furthest airport from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (meaning Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
- On 6 March 2009, Japan and Taiwan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the revision of Taiwan-Japan bilateral traffic.
- Because of Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport was built in 1936 with its origins as a Japanese military airbase, the Matsuyama Airdrome, during Japanese rule.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.12 miles (128.94 km) N | Abadan International Airport (ABD) | Abadan, Iran |     |
| 2 | 93.32 miles (150.18 km) NNW | Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) | Basrah, Iraq | |
| 3 | 115.61 miles (186.06 km) NE | Mahshahr Airport (MRX) | Mahshahr, Iran | |
| 4 | 128.12 miles (206.18 km) WSW | Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 144.93 miles (233.24 km) NE | Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) | Omidiyeh, Iran | |
| 6 | 153.12 miles (246.43 km) NNE | Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) | Ahwaz, Iran | |
| 7 | 173.46 miles (279.15 km) E | Bushehr Airport (BUZ) | Bushehr, Iran | |
| 8 | 220.40 miles (354.70 km) SSE | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 223.02 miles (358.91 km) N | Dezful Airport (DEF) | Dezful, Iran | |
| 10 | 243.92 miles (392.55 km) SSE | King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 260.82 miles (419.75 km) SE | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) | Al Muharraq, Bahrain | |
| 12 | 271.79 miles (437.41 km) NE | Shahrekord International Airport (CQD) | Shahrekord, Iran | |
| 13 | 278.37 miles (447.99 km) E | Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) | Shiraz, Iran | |
| 14 | 285.73 miles (459.83 km) NW | Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) | Al Najaf, Iraq | |
| 15 | 287.57 miles (462.81 km) SSE | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,976.77 miles (19,274.69 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,723.54 miles (18,867.16 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,629.35 miles (18,715.58 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,618.39 miles (18,697.95 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,482.26 miles (18,478.86 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,352.35 miles (18,269.79 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,309.52 miles (18,200.86 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,293.49 miles (18,175.06 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,252.70 miles (18,109.42 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,180.24 miles (17,992.80 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,147.44 miles (17,940.03 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,121.97 miles (17,899.04 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,095.99 miles (17,857.23 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,077.01 miles (17,826.68 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,068.65 miles (17,813.21 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.52 miles (33.02 km) W | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 2 | 72.42 miles (116.54 km) S | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 3 | 80.68 miles (129.84 km) SW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 80.68 miles (129.84 km) SW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 98.77 miles (158.96 km) ESE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 124.61 miles (200.55 km) NW | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 132.07 miles (212.55 km) WNW | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 8 | 133.18 miles (214.33 km) SSW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 157.83 miles (254.00 km) ESE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 159.43 miles (256.58 km) SW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 162.44 miles (261.42 km) S | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) S | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 13 | 169.28 miles (272.43 km) SSW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 172.82 miles (278.13 km) ESE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 174.79 miles (281.30 km) SW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.32 miles (19,938.62 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,377.51 miles (19,919.62 km) WSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 3 | 12,356.62 miles (19,886.00 km) S | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,311.34 miles (19,813.14 km) S | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 12,271.25 miles (19,748.62 km) S | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,268.08 miles (19,743.51 km) SSE | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,215.00 miles (19,658.09 km) SW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,215.00 miles (19,658.09 km) SW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,209.97 miles (19,650.00 km) W | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,201.18 miles (19,635.84 km) SW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 12,190.98 miles (19,619.43 km) SW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,186.60 miles (19,612.39 km) W | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,186.58 miles (19,612.36 km) SE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 14 | 12,184.47 miles (19,608.95 km) WSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,182.17 miles (19,605.26 km) WSW | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |