# Distance from Abbottabad (AAW) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,033 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,033 km / 3,749 mi / 3,258 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 03:33 in Abbottabad, it's 00:33 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 787 ft (KGL is higher than AAW)

## Airports

### [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abbottabad, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPAB
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 34.200000, 73.250000
- Elevation: 4,072 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:33 in Abbottabad, it's 00:33 in Kigali.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)