# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Morgantown (MGW)

> 11,854 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,854 km / 7,366 mi / 6,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 16:35 in Kigali, it's 10:35 in Morgantown)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,615 ft (MGW 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

### [Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field (MGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mgw-morgantown-morgantown-municipalwalter-l-bill-hart-field/1ef266df-2ac4-6fb4-ab1b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Morgantown, United States
- ICAO: KMGW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.600000, -79.900000
- Elevation: 1,244 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 16:35 in Kigali, it's 10:35 in Morgantown.
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)
- [Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field (MGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mgw-morgantown-morgantown-municipalwalter-l-bill-hart-field/1ef266df-2ac4-6fb4-ab1b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)