# Distance from Ile Ouen (IOU) to Kigali (KGL)

> 14,586 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,586 km / 9,063 mi / 7,876 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Caledonia) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 02:14 in Ile Ouen, it's 17:14 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,852 ft (KGL is higher than IOU)

## Airports

### [Edmond Cane Airport (IOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iou-ile-ouen-edmond-cane-airport/1ef266df-7518-6034-8ad3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ile Ouen, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWO
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -22.460000, 166.780000
- Elevation: 7 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:14 in Ile Ouen, it's 17:14 in Kigali.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Edmond Cane Airport (IOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iou-ile-ouen-edmond-cane-airport/1ef266df-7518-6034-8ad3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)