AirportsKigali International Airport is a large airport serving Kigali, in City of Kigali, Rwanda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KGL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KGL
- ICAO code
- HRYR
- City
- Kigali
- State or region
- City of Kigali
- Country
- Rwanda
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.9686° S, 30.1395° E
- Elevation
- 1,481 m (4,859 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KGL means Kigali International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HRYR. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.9686° S, 30.1395° E. It stands 1,481 metres (4,859 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kigali, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kigali International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kirundo AirportKirundo, Burundi | KRE | 64 km |
| Kisoro AirportKisoro, Uganda | KXO | 89 km |
| Goma International AirportGoma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | GOM | 106 km |
| Kamembe AirportKamembe | KME | 147 km |
| Savannah AirstripKihihi, Uganda | KHX | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,044 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,221 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,067 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,605 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,322 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,188 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,219 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,905 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,687 km | 15 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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