# Distance from Choibalsan Airport (COQ) to Kigali (KGL)

> 9,764 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,764 km / 6,067 mi / 5,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 20:25 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 14:25 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,402 ft (KGL is higher than COQ)

## Airports

### [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Choibalsan Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMCD
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 48.140000, 114.650000
- Elevation: 2,457 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 20:25 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 14:25 in Kigali.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)