# Distance from Herat Airport (HEA) to Kigali (KGL)

> 5,236 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,236 km / 3,253 mi / 2,827 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 19:30 in Herat Airport, it's 17:00 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,653 ft (KGL is higher than HEA)

## Airports

### [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Herat Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAHR
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.210000, 62.230000
- Elevation: 3,206 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 19:30 in Herat Airport, it's 17:00 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)