# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Sadah (SYE)

> 2,580 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,580 km / 1,603 mi / 1,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Yemen
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:27 in Kigali, it's 02:27 in Sadah)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,079 ft (SYE 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

### [Sadah Airport (SYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sye-sadah-sadah-airport/1ef266df-84d7-6a10-90ee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sadah, Yemen
- ICAO: OYSH
- Timezone: Asia/Aden
- Coordinates: 16.970000, 43.730000
- Elevation: 5,938 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:27 in Kigali, it's 02:27 in Sadah.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sadah Airport (SYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sye-sadah-sadah-airport/1ef266df-84d7-6a10-90ee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)