# Distance from Zanjan Airport (JWN) to Kigali (KGL)

> 4,701 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,701 km / 2,921 mi / 2,539 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 208° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1.5h (When it's 11:14 in Zanjan Airport, it's 09:44 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 523 ft (KGL is lower than JWN)

## Airports

### [Zanjan Airport (JWN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwn-zanjan-airport/1ef266df-7e88-6042-8d1d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zanjan Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OITZ
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 36.770000, 48.360000
- Elevation: 5,382 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 11:14 in Zanjan Airport, it's 09:44 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Zanjan Airport (JWN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwn-zanjan-airport/1ef266df-7e88-6042-8d1d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
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