# Distance from Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,310 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,310 km / 3,921 mi / 3,407 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 23:51 in Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, it's 23:51 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,564 ft (KGL is higher than BWE)

## Airports

### [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, Germany
- ICAO: EDVE
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.320000, 10.560000
- Elevation: 295 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.

## Related

- [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)