# Distance from Creston (CFQ) to Kigali (KGL)

> 13,896 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,896 km / 8,635 mi / 7,503 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Canada) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 00:22 in Creston, it's 09:22 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,789 ft (KGL is higher than CFQ)

## Airports

### [Art Sutcliffe Field (CFQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfq-creston-art-sutcliffe-field/1ef266de-9fd5-65c0-b3f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Creston, Canada
- ICAO: CAJ3
- Timezone: America/Creston
- Coordinates: 49.040000, -116.500000
- Elevation: 2,070 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 00:22 in Creston, it's 09:22 in Kigali.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Art Sutcliffe Field (CFQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfq-creston-art-sutcliffe-field/1ef266de-9fd5-65c0-b3f8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)