# Distance from Battambang (BBM) to Kigali (KGL)

> 8,229 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,229 km / 5,113 mi / 4,443 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cambodia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 17:18 in Battambang, it's 12:18 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,800 ft (KGL is higher than BBM)

## Airports

### [Battambang Airport (BBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbm-battambang-battambang-airport/1ef266df-ef93-67a0-99c5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Battambang, Cambodia
- ICAO: VDBG
- Timezone: Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Coordinates: 13.100000, 103.220000
- Elevation: 59 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 17:18 in Battambang, it's 12:18 in Kigali.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Battambang Airport (BBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbm-battambang-battambang-airport/1ef266df-ef93-67a0-99c5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)