# Distance from Fort Cavazos (Killeen) (GRK) to Kigali (KGL)

> 13,671 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,671 km / 8,495 mi / 7,382 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:29 in Fort Cavazos (Killeen), it's 07:29 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,844 ft (KGL is higher than GRK)

## Airports

### [Robert Gray Army Air Field (GRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grk-fort-cavazos-killeen-robert-gray-army-air-field/1ef266df-1eef-6eaa-a920-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Cavazos (Killeen), United States
- ICAO: KGRK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.100000, -97.800000
- Elevation: 1,015 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 00:29 in Fort Cavazos (Killeen), it's 07:29 in Kigali.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Robert Gray Army Air Field (GRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grk-fort-cavazos-killeen-robert-gray-army-air-field/1ef266df-1eef-6eaa-a920-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)