# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Palm Springs (TRM)

> 15,050 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,050 km / 9,351 mi / 8,126 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 01:24 in Kigali, it's 16:24 in Palm Springs)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,973 ft (TRM 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

### [Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trm-palm-springs-jacqueline-cochran-regional-airport/1ef266df-3c28-6da0-b1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palm Springs, United States
- ICAO: KTRM
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.630000, -116.160000
- Elevation: -114 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 01:24 in Kigali, it's 16:24 in Palm Springs.
With a 9-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)
- [Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trm-palm-springs-jacqueline-cochran-regional-airport/1ef266df-3c28-6da0-b1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)