# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Zhukovsky (ZIA)

> 6,438 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,438 km / 4,000 mi / 3,476 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 189° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:36 in Kigali, it's 02:36 in Zhukovsky)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,482 ft (ZIA 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

### [Ramenskoye Airport (ZIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zia-zhukovsky-ramenskoye-airport/1ef266df-ebc1-6546-98c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zhukovsky, Russia
- ICAO: UUBW
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 55.550000, 38.150000
- Elevation: 377 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 01:36 in Kigali, it's 02:36 in Zhukovsky.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ramenskoye Airport (ZIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zia-zhukovsky-ramenskoye-airport/1ef266df-ebc1-6546-98c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)