# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Mount Pleasant (MPN)

> 9,738 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,738 km / 6,051 mi / 5,258 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → FK
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:40 in Kigali, it's 20:40 in Mount Pleasant)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,615 ft (MPN 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

### [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, FK
- ICAO: EGYP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Stanley
- Coordinates: -51.820000, -58.450000
- Elevation: 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 01:40 in Kigali, it's 20:40 in Mount Pleasant.
The 5-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)
- [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)