# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Nizhnevartovsk (NJC)

> 8,033 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,033 km / 4,992 mi / 4,338 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 05:27 in Kigali, it's 08:27 in Nizhnevartovsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,682 ft (NJC 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

### [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
- ICAO: USNN
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 60.950000, 76.480000
- Elevation: 177 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 05:27 in Kigali, it's 08:27 in Nizhnevartovsk.
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)
- [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)
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