# Distance from Jebel Ali (DWC) to Kigali (KGL)

> 4,025 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,025 km / 2,501 mi / 2,173 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Arab Emirates) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 02:22 in Jebel Ali, it's 00:22 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,745 ft (KGL is higher than DWC)

## Airports

### [Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwc-jebel-ali-al-maktoum-international-airport/1ef266df-80b7-6048-8111-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMDW
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 24.900000, 55.160000
- Elevation: 114 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 02:22 in Jebel Ali, it's 00:22 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwc-jebel-ali-al-maktoum-international-airport/1ef266df-80b7-6048-8111-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)