# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Tuscaloosa (TCL)

> 12,686 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,686 km / 7,883 mi / 6,850 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:30 in Kigali, it's 15:30 in Tuscaloosa)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,689 ft (TCL 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

### [Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport (TCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcl-tuscaloosa-tuscaloosa-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3b46-678e-9a36-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuscaloosa, United States
- ICAO: KTCL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.220000, -87.610000
- Elevation: 170 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 22:30 in Kigali, it's 15:30 in Tuscaloosa.
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)
- [Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport (TCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcl-tuscaloosa-tuscaloosa-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3b46-678e-9a36-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)