# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Sinop (OPS)

> 9,498 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,498 km / 5,902 mi / 5,129 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 15:54 in Kigali, it's 09:54 in Sinop)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,632 ft (OPS 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

### [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sinop, Brazil
- ICAO: SWSI
- Timezone: America/Campo_Grande
- Coordinates: -11.880000, -55.590000
- Elevation: 1,227 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 15:54 in Kigali, it's 09:54 in Sinop.
With a 6-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)
- [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)