# Distance from Dushanbe (DYU) to Kigali (KGL)

> 5,997 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,997 km / 3,726 mi / 3,238 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tajikistan) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 23:57 in Dushanbe, it's 20:57 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,284 ft (KGL is higher than DYU)

## Airports

### [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- ICAO: UTDD
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 38.540000, 68.830000
- Elevation: 2,575 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 23:57 in Dushanbe, it's 20:57 in Kigali.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)