# Distance from Cognac/Chateaubernard (CNG) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,085 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,085 km / 3,781 mi / 3,286 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:50 in Cognac/Chateaubernard, it's 00:50 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,757 ft (KGL is higher than CNG)

## Airports

### [Cognac-Chateaubernard (BA 709) Air Base (CNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cng-cognacchateaubernard-cognac-chateaubernard-ba-709-air-base/1ef266df-46bc-69ce-8860-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cognac/Chateaubernard, France
- ICAO: LFBG
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.660000, -0.320000
- Elevation: 102 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

- [Cognac-Chateaubernard (BA 709) Air Base (CNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cng-cognacchateaubernard-cognac-chateaubernard-ba-709-air-base/1ef266df-46bc-69ce-8860-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)