# Distance from Dayrestan Airport (GSM) to Kigali (KGL)

> 4,223 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,223 km / 2,624 mi / 2,280 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1.5h (When it's 13:45 in Dayrestan Airport, it's 12:15 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,814 ft (KGL is higher than GSM)

## Airports

### [Dayrestan Airport (GSM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsm-dayrestan-airport/1ef266df-7dd7-65b2-95bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dayrestan Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OIKQ
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 26.750000, 55.900000
- Elevation: 45 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 13:45 in Dayrestan Airport, it's 12:15 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Dayrestan Airport (GSM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsm-dayrestan-airport/1ef266df-7dd7-65b2-95bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
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