# Distance from Blagoveschensk (BQS) to Kigali (KGL)

> 10,691 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,691 km / 6,643 mi / 5,773 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 18:33 in Blagoveschensk, it's 11:33 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,221 ft (KGL is higher than BQS)

## Airports

### [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blagoveschensk, Russia
- ICAO: UHBB
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 50.430000, 127.410000
- Elevation: 638 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 18:33 in Blagoveschensk, it's 11:33 in Kigali.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)