# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Macara (MRR)

> 12,214 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,214 km / 7,590 mi / 6,595 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:45 in Kigali, it's 09:45 in Macara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,351 ft (MRR 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

### [Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrr-macara-jose-maria-velasco-ibarra-airport/1ef266df-a527-6eb4-9196-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Macara, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEMA
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -4.380000, -79.940000
- Elevation: 1,508 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 16:45 in Kigali, it's 09:45 in Macara.
With a 7-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)
- [Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrr-macara-jose-maria-velasco-ibarra-airport/1ef266df-a527-6eb4-9196-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)