# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Ruhengeri (RHG)

> 5,738 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,738 km / 3,565 mi / 3,098 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 07:59 in Hyderabad, it's 04:29 in Ruhengeri)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,078 ft (RHG is higher than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 ft

### [Ruhengeri Airport (RHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rhg-ruhengeri-ruhengeri-airport/1ef266de-ed9b-6610-aa72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ruhengeri, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYU
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.500000, 29.630000
- Elevation: 6,102 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 07:59 in Hyderabad, it's 04:29 in Ruhengeri.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ruhengeri Airport (RHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rhg-ruhengeri-ruhengeri-airport/1ef266de-ed9b-6610-aa72-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)