# Distance from Jeongseok Airport (JDG) to Kigali (KGL)

> 10,738 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,738 km / 6,672 mi / 5,798 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:07 in Jeongseok Airport, it's 10:07 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,688 ft (KGL is higher than JDG)

## Airports

### [Jeongseok Airport (JDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jdg-jeongseok-airport/1ef266df-8dcf-6a3c-b4a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeongseok Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKPD
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 33.400000, 126.710000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 17:07 in Jeongseok Airport, it's 10:07 in Kigali.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jeongseok Airport (JDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jdg-jeongseok-airport/1ef266df-8dcf-6a3c-b4a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)