# Distance from Essaouira (ESU) to Kigali (KGL)

> 5,605 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,605 km / 3,483 mi / 3,027 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Rwanda
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 04:14 in Essaouira, it's 05:14 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,475 ft (KGL is higher than ESU)

## Airports

### [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Essaouira, Morocco
- ICAO: GMMI
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 31.400000, -9.680000
- Elevation: 384 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 04:14 in Essaouira, it's 05:14 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)