# Distance from Cox's Bazar (CXB) to Kigali (KGL)

> 7,199 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,199 km / 4,473 mi / 3,887 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bangladesh) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 13:17 in Cox's Bazar, it's 09:17 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,847 ft (KGL is higher than CXB)

## Airports

### [Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxb-coxs-bazar-coxs-bazar-airport/1ef266df-f144-6f2c-8e21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
- ICAO: VGCB
- Timezone: Asia/Dhaka
- Coordinates: 21.450000, 91.960000
- Elevation: 12 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:17 in Cox's Bazar, it's 09:17 in Kigali.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxb-coxs-bazar-coxs-bazar-airport/1ef266df-f144-6f2c-8e21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)