# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Strezhevoy (SWT)

> 8,065 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,065 km / 5,011 mi / 4,355 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 07:21 in Kigali, it's 12:21 in Strezhevoy)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,695 ft (SWT 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

### [Strezhevoy Airport (SWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swt-strezhevoy-strezhevoy-airport/1ef266df-e929-6298-bd8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Strezhevoy, Russia
- ICAO: UNSS
- Timezone: Asia/Krasnoyarsk
- Coordinates: 60.710000, 77.660000
- Elevation: 164 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 07:21 in Kigali, it's 12:21 in Strezhevoy.
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)
- [Strezhevoy Airport (SWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swt-strezhevoy-strezhevoy-airport/1ef266df-e929-6298-bd8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)