# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL)

> 8,000 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,000 km / 4,971 mi / 4,319 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:23 in Kigali, it's 20:23 in Teofilo Otoni)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,287 ft (TFL 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

### [Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport (TFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfl-teofilo-otoni-juscelino-kubitscheck-airport/1ef266df-c0e5-655c-a248-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
- ICAO: SNTO
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -17.890000, -41.510000
- Elevation: 1,572 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 01:23 in Kigali, it's 20:23 in Teofilo Otoni.
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)
- [Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport (TFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfl-teofilo-otoni-juscelino-kubitscheck-airport/1ef266df-c0e5-655c-a248-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)