# Distance from Gorkha (GKH) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,686 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,686 km / 4,155 mi / 3,610 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 12:38 in Gorkha, it's 08:53 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,359 ft (KGL is higher than GKH)

## Airports

### [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gorkha, Nepal
- ICAO: VNGK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.050000, 84.480000
- Elevation: 1,500 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 12:38 in Gorkha, it's 08:53 in Kigali.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)