# Distance from Kengtung (KET) to Kigali (KGL)

> 7,975 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,975 km / 4,956 mi / 4,306 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 12:27 in Kengtung, it's 07:57 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,061 ft (KGL is higher than KET)

## Airports

### [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kengtung, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYKG
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.300000, 99.640000
- Elevation: 2,798 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 12:27 in Kengtung, it's 07:57 in Kigali.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)