# Distance from Gavle / Sandviken (GVX) to Kigali (KGL)

> 7,049 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,049 km / 4,380 mi / 3,806 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:35 in Gavle / Sandviken, it's 00:35 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,635 ft (KGL is higher than GVX)

## Airports

### [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gavle / Sandviken, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSK
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 60.590000, 16.950000
- Elevation: 224 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.

## Related

- [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)