# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Colon (ONX)

> 12,238 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,238 km / 7,604 mi / 6,608 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:57 in Kigali, it's 05:57 in Colon)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,834 ft (ONX 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

### [Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/onx-colon-enrique-adolfo-jimenez-airport/1ef266df-64eb-68b4-854b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colon, Panama
- ICAO: MPEJ
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.360000, -79.870000
- Elevation: 25 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 12:57 in Kigali, it's 05:57 in Colon.
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)
- [Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (ONX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/onx-colon-enrique-adolfo-jimenez-airport/1ef266df-64eb-68b4-854b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)