# Distance from Phuket (HKT) to Kigali (KGL)

> 7,641 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,641 km / 4,748 mi / 4,126 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:39 in Phuket, it's 22:39 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,777 ft (KGL is higher than HKT)

## Airports

### [Phuket International Airport (HKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkt-phuket-phuket-international-airport/1ef266df-f5ac-642a-8b56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phuket, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSP
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 8.110000, 98.320000
- Elevation: 82 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 03:39 in Phuket, it's 22:39 in Kigali.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Phuket International Airport (HKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkt-phuket-phuket-international-airport/1ef266df-f5ac-642a-8b56-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)