# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Labuan Bajo-Flores Island (LBJ)

> 9,948 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,948 km / 6,181 mi / 5,371 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 14:50 in Kigali, it's 20:50 in Labuan Bajo-Flores Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,793 ft (LBJ 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

### [Komodo (Mutiara II) Airport (LBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbj-labuan-bajo-flores-island-komodo-mutiara-ii-airport/1ef266df-fae2-6250-a760-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Labuan Bajo-Flores Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WATO
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.490000, 119.890000
- Elevation: 66 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 14:50 in Kigali, it's 20:50 in Labuan Bajo-Flores Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Komodo (Mutiara II) Airport (LBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbj-labuan-bajo-flores-island-komodo-mutiara-ii-airport/1ef266df-fae2-6250-a760-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)