# Distance from Kiel (KEL) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,531 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,531 km / 4,058 mi / 3,526 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 08:26 in Kiel, it's 08:26 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,757 ft (KGL is higher than KEL)

## Airports

### [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiel, Germany
- ICAO: EDHK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.380000, 10.150000
- Elevation: 102 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.

## Related

- [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)