# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Orel (OEL)

> 6,129 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,129 km / 3,808 mi / 3,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 187° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:41 in Kigali, it's 00:41 in Orel)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,203 ft (OEL 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

### [Oryol Yuzhny Airport (OEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oel-orel-oryol-yuzhny-airport/1ef266df-ec0a-6f84-8f60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Orel, Russia
- ICAO: UUOR
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 52.930000, 36.000000
- Elevation: 656 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 23:41 in Kigali, it's 00:41 in Orel.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Oryol Yuzhny Airport (OEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oel-orel-oryol-yuzhny-airport/1ef266df-ec0a-6f84-8f60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)