# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)

> 11,157 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,157 km / 6,933 mi / 6,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 05:35 in Kigali, it's 12:35 in New Tanegashima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,091 ft (TNE 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

### [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Tanegashima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJFG
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 30.610000, 130.990000
- Elevation: 768 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 05:35 in Kigali, it's 12:35 in New Tanegashima Airport.
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)
- [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)