# Distance from Jalalabad Airport (JAA) to Kigali (KGL)

> 5,836 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,836 km / 3,627 mi / 3,151 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 02:24 in Jalalabad Airport, it's 23:54 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,045 ft (KGL is higher than JAA)

## Airports

### [Jalalabad Airport (JAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaa-jalalabad-airport/1ef266df-78b4-6864-b0f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAJL
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.400000, 70.500000
- Elevation: 1,814 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 02:24 in Jalalabad Airport, it's 23:54 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Jalalabad Airport (JAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaa-jalalabad-airport/1ef266df-78b4-6864-b0f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
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