# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Tegucigalpa (TGU)

> 13,009 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,009 km / 8,084 mi / 7,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:15 in Kigali, it's 20:15 in Tegucigalpa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,565 ft (TGU 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

### [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- ICAO: MHTG
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.060000, -87.220000
- Elevation: 3,294 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 04:15 in Kigali, it's 20:15 in Tegucigalpa.
With a 8-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)
- [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)