# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Telemaco Borba (TEC)

> 8,984 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,984 km / 5,583 mi / 4,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 19:14 in Kigali, it's 14:14 in Telemaco Borba)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,249 ft (TEC 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

### [Telemaco Borba Airport (TEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tec-telemaco-borba-telemaco-borba-airport/1ef266df-95d7-6810-8b67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Telemaco Borba, Brazil
- ICAO: SBTL
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -24.320000, -50.650000
- Elevation: 2,610 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 19:14 in Kigali, it's 14:14 in Telemaco Borba.
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)
- [Telemaco Borba Airport (TEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tec-telemaco-borba-telemaco-borba-airport/1ef266df-95d7-6810-8b67-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)