# Distance from Totegegie Airport (GMR) to Kigali (KGL)

> 16,792 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,792 km / 10,434 mi / 9,067 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 209° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 03:45 in Totegegie Airport, it's 14:45 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,852 ft (KGL is higher than GMR)

## Airports

### [Totegegie Airport (GMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmr-totegegie-airport/1ef266df-7351-6412-89b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Totegegie Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Gambier
- Coordinates: -23.080000, -134.890000
- Elevation: 7 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:45 in Totegegie Airport, it's 14:45 in Kigali.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Totegegie Airport (GMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmr-totegegie-airport/1ef266df-7351-6412-89b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)