# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Wichita Falls (SPS)

> 13,616 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,616 km / 8,460 mi / 7,352 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 07:04 in Kigali, it's 00:04 in Wichita Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,840 ft (SPS 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

### [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wichita Falls, United States
- ICAO: KSPS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.990000, -98.490000
- Elevation: 1,019 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 07:04 in Kigali, it's 00:04 in Wichita Falls.
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)
- [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)