# Distance from Beirut (BEY) to Kigali (KGL)

> 4,019 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,019 km / 2,497 mi / 2,170 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 189° (south)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lebanon) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:19 in Beirut, it's 08:19 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,772 ft (KGL is higher than BEY)

## Airports

### [Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bey-beirut-beirut-rafic-hariri-international-airport/1ef266df-8067-6a02-9f5e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beirut, Lebanon
- ICAO: OLBA
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates: 33.820000, 35.490000
- Elevation: 87 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 09:19 in Beirut, it's 08:19 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bey-beirut-beirut-rafic-hariri-international-airport/1ef266df-8067-6a02-9f5e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)