# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Lahore (LHE)

> 5,970 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,970 km / 3,709 mi / 3,223 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 02:34 in Kigali, it's 05:34 in Lahore)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,147 ft (LHE 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

### [Alama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhe-lahore-alama-iqbal-international-airport/1ef266df-820d-62ee-bf99-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lahore, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPLA
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 31.520000, 74.400000
- Elevation: 712 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 02:34 in Kigali, it's 05:34 in Lahore.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Alama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhe-lahore-alama-iqbal-international-airport/1ef266df-820d-62ee-bf99-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)