# Distance from Samarinda-Borneo Island (AAP) to Kigali (KGL)

> 9,685 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,685 km / 6,018 mi / 5,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 15:15 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 09:15 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,786 ft (KGL is higher than AAP)

## Airports

### [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samarinda-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 117.250000
- Elevation: 73 ft

### [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigali, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYR
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.970000, 30.140000
- Elevation: 4,859 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:15 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 09:15 in Kigali.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)