# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Leo (XLU)

> 3,850 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,850 km / 2,392 mi / 2,079 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Burkina Faso
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 14:44 in Kigali, it's 12:44 in Leo)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,678 ft (XLU 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

### [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leo, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.100000, -2.100000
- Elevation: 1,181 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:44 in Kigali, it's 12:44 in Leo.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)