# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Yüksekova (YKO)

> 4,628 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,628 km / 2,876 mi / 2,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 06:35 in Kigali, it's 07:35 in Yüksekova)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,237 ft (YKO is higher 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

### [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yüksekova, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCW
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 37.550000, 44.240000
- Elevation: 6,096 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:35 in Kigali, it's 07:35 in Yüksekova.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)