# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Palmas (PMW)

> 8,710 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,710 km / 5,412 mi / 4,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:46 in Kigali, it's 04:46 in Palmas)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,085 ft (PMW 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

### [Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmw-palmas-brigadeiro-lysias-rodrigues-airport/1ef266df-955c-6aa2-9f24-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmas, Brazil
- ICAO: SBPJ
- Timezone: America/Araguaina
- Coordinates: -10.290000, -48.360000
- Elevation: 774 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 09:46 in Kigali, it's 04:46 in Palmas.
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)
- [Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmw-palmas-brigadeiro-lysias-rodrigues-airport/1ef266df-955c-6aa2-9f24-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)