# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 5,191 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,191 km / 3,225 mi / 2,803 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 356° (north)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 20:36 in Kigali, it's 21:36 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,545 ft (OTP 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

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 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 20:36 in Kigali, it's 21:36 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)