# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Rasht (RAS)

> 4,808 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,808 km / 2,988 mi / 2,596 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 209° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1.5h (When it's 00:10 in Kigali, it's 01:40 in Rasht)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,899 ft (RAS 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

### [Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ras-rasht-sardar-e-jangal-airport/1ef266df-7d6b-6fec-9eb6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rasht, Iran
- ICAO: OIGG
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 37.320000, 49.620000
- Elevation: -40 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 00:10 in Kigali, it's 01:40 in Rasht.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ras-rasht-sardar-e-jangal-airport/1ef266df-7d6b-6fec-9eb6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)