# Distance from Magdeburg (CSO) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,240 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,240 km / 3,877 mi / 3,369 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 02:40 in Magdeburg, it's 02:40 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,265 ft (KGL is higher than CSO)

## Airports

### [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Magdeburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDBC
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.860000, 11.420000
- Elevation: 594 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

- [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)