# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Tripoli (KYE)

> 4,111 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,111 km / 2,555 mi / 2,220 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 190° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Lebanon
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:06 in Kigali, it's 03:06 in Tripoli)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,784 ft (KYE is lower than KGL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tripoli, Lebanon
- ICAO: OLKA
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates: 34.590000, 36.010000
- Elevation: 75 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 02:06 in Kigali, it's 03:06 in Tripoli.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kye-tripoli-rene-mouawad-air-base/1ef266df-806b-67c4-9896-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)