# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Tauranga (TRG)

> 14,393 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,393 km / 8,944 mi / 7,772 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 00:20 in Kigali, it's 10:20 in Tauranga)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,846 ft (TRG 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

### [Tauranga Airport (TRG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trg-tauranga-tauranga-airport/1ef266df-77dd-65da-b982-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tauranga, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTG
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 176.200000
- Elevation: 13 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 00:20 in Kigali, it's 10:20 in Tauranga.
With a 10-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)
- [Tauranga Airport (TRG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trg-tauranga-tauranga-airport/1ef266df-77dd-65da-b982-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)