# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Beeville (NIR)

> 13,759 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,759 km / 8,549 mi / 7,429 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:11 in Kigali, it's 03:11 in Beeville)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,675 ft (NIR 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

### [Chase Field Industrial Airport (NIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nir-beeville-chase-field-industrial-airport/1ef266df-3c8c-6864-9742-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beeville, United States
- ICAO: KTX2
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 28.360000, -97.660000
- Elevation: 184 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 10:11 in Kigali, it's 03:11 in Beeville.
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)
- [Chase Field Industrial Airport (NIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nir-beeville-chase-field-industrial-airport/1ef266df-3c8c-6864-9742-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)