# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island (PDG)

> 7,798 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,798 km / 4,845 mi / 4,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:36 in Kigali, it's 14:36 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,841 ft (PDG 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

### [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIEE
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -0.790000, 100.280000
- Elevation: 18 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 09:36 in Kigali, it's 14:36 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)