# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Tarapoto (TPP)

> 11,804 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,804 km / 7,335 mi / 6,374 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:22 in Kigali, it's 03:22 in Tarapoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,990 ft (TPP 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

### [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarapoto, Peru
- ICAO: SPST
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.510000, -76.370000
- Elevation: 869 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 10:22 in Kigali, it's 03:22 in Tarapoto.
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)
- [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)