# Distance from Leh (IXL) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,370 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,370 km / 3,958 mi / 3,439 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 10:36 in Leh, it's 07:06 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,823 ft (KGL is lower than IXL)

## Airports

### [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leh, India
- ICAO: VILH
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 34.140000, 77.550000
- Elevation: 10,682 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 10:36 in Leh, it's 07:06 in Kigali.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)