# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Samsun (SSX)

> 4,849 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,849 km / 3,013 mi / 2,619 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 7° (north)
- **Return heading**: 189° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 03:51 in Kigali, it's 04:51 in Samsun)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,338 ft (SSX 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

### [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samsun, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAQ
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 36.310000
- Elevation: 521 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 03:51 in Kigali, it's 04:51 in Samsun.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)