# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Shetland (OUK)

> 7,432 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,432 km / 4,618 mi / 4,013 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 11:08 in Kigali, it's 10:08 in Shetland)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,839 ft (OUK 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

### [Out Skerries Airstrip (OUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ouk-shetland-out-skerries-airstrip/1ef266e0-2188-62f6-8fbb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shetland, United Kingdom
- ICAO: _OUK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 60.430000, -0.750000
- Elevation: 20 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 11:08 in Kigali, it's 10:08 in Shetland.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Out Skerries Airstrip (OUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ouk-shetland-out-skerries-airstrip/1ef266e0-2188-62f6-8fbb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)