# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Sogamoso (SOX)

> 11,479 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,479 km / 7,133 mi / 6,198 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:31 in Kigali, it's 22:31 in Sogamoso)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,296 ft (SOX is higher 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

### [Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport (SOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sox-sogamoso-alberto-lleras-camargo-airport/1ef266df-b611-6b76-8428-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sogamoso, Colombia
- ICAO: SKSO
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.680000, -72.970000
- Elevation: 8,155 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:31 in Kigali, it's 22:31 in Sogamoso.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport (SOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sox-sogamoso-alberto-lleras-camargo-airport/1ef266df-b611-6b76-8428-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)