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RHT to KGL: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Kigali (Kigali International Airport)
5,319 mi
8,561 km · 4,622 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,319 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- KGL — Kigali International Airport · Kigali, Rwanda
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Near KGL
- GYI · Gisenyi Airport64 mi away
- GOM · Goma International Airport66 mi away
- KME · Kamembe Airport92 mi away
- BKY · Bukavu Kavumu Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RHT from KGL?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Kigali (KGL) is 5,319 miles (8,561 km, 4,622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to KGL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RHT to KGL?
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