Airport profile · KGL / HRYR
Kigali International Airport
Kigali International Airport (KGL / HRYR) serves the Kigali area in Rwanda. This profile brings together identifiers, geographic reference data and the IANA time-zone name, with links to neighbouring airports and practical transfer guides.
Verified reference facts
- IATA / ICAO
- KGL / HRYR
- Location
- Kigali
- Country
- Rwanda · RW
- Time zone
Africa/Kigali- Latitude / longitude (decimal degrees)
- -1.96863, 30.13950°
- Field elevation
- 4859 ft · ≈ 1481 m
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Before booking a connection
Check the airport code on every flight segment, the terminal and whether baggage is checked through. A change of airport requires a ground journey; a change of terminal can require immigration or security. Minimum connection times depend on the precise itinerary and are not a general recommendation for separate tickets.
Reading the time zone
Africa/Kigali — Use the IANA identifier with the exact travel date. A fixed UTC offset is not reliable across daylight-saving changes or government decisions. Timetables normally show local times at each airport; compare complete dates as well as hours when crossing midnight or the international date line.
Nearby airports in this reference
Distances are calculated between airport reference coordinates on a sphere of radius 6,371 km, rounded to the nearest kilometre. They are not road distances, flight lengths or evidence of a scheduled service. This selection is limited to airports in our reference.
- NBO Jomo Kenyatta International Airport≈ 758 km · Compare
- DAR Julius Nyerere International Airport≈ 1143 km · Compare
- ADD Addis Ababa Bole International Airport≈ 1550 km · Compare
- NBJ Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport≈ 2002 km · Compare
- LAD Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport≈ 2021 km · Compare
Questions about this topic
What are the codes for Kigali International Airport?
The IATA code is KGL and the ICAO code is HRYR. Booking systems commonly use the three-letter IATA code; operational references commonly use the four-character ICAO code. Always check the code rather than the city name alone.
Which time-zone identifier applies to KGL?
The reference uses Africa/Kigali. Use date-aware software to determine the offset on the day of travel; this profile does not provide a live airport clock.
Does the nearest airport offer the same flights?
Geographic proximity does not establish equivalent routes, fares, baggage rules or terminal access. Check each airport separately with the airline and include ground transport in the total journey cost.