# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Nadzab (LAE)

> 12,913 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,913 km / 8,024 mi / 6,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 20:42 in Kigali, it's 04:42 in Nadzab)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,620 ft (LAE 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

### [Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lae-nadzab-lae-nadzab-airport/1ef266de-9bde-68e0-a991-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYNZ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.570000, 146.730000
- Elevation: 239 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 20:42 in Kigali, it's 04:42 in Nadzab.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lae-nadzab-lae-nadzab-airport/1ef266de-9bde-68e0-a991-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)