Nonstop flight route between Bangalore, India and Kigali, Rwanda:
Departure Airport:
(13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E)
Distance from BLR to KGL:
3,424.47 miles (5,511.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India and Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,424 miles (or 5,511 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kempegowda International Airport and Kigali International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kempegowda International Airport and Kigali International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLR / VOBL |
| Airport Name: | Kempegowda International Airport |
| Location: | Bangalore, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E |
| Area Served: | Bangalore |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3002 feet (915 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLR |
| More Information: | BLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGL / HRYR |
| Airport Name: | Kigali International Airport |
| Location: | Kigali, Rwanda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E |
| Area Served: | Kigali |
| Operator/Owner: | Rwanda Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Civil aviation airport |
| Elevation: | 4891 feet (1,491 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGL |
| More Information: | KGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):
- Kempegowda International Airport was expected to be inaugurated on 30 March 2008, but due to delays in air traffic control services, it was finally inaugurated on 23 May 2008 just before midnight when a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai landed.
- The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In the first phase of development, a car park for 2,000 vehicles in front of the terminal building at the ground level has been developed for the convenience of passengers and visitors.
- As the airport is 40 kilometres outside the city, a new high-speed rail link has been approved to connect it to the city.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- This the former passenger terminal
- The closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
- In 2004, the airport served 135,189 passengers.
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kigali International Airport's high elevation of 4,891 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport is located in the suburb of Kanombe, at the eastern edge of Kigali, approximately 14 kilometres, by road, east of the central business district of the city of Kigali.
- The furthest airport from Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,920 miles (19,183 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- There are plans to replace the current airport with a new one located south of Kigali on the south side of the Nyabarongo River in Bugesera.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.40 miles (156.75 km) SW | Mysore Airport (MYQ) | Mysore, India |     |
| 2 | 100.85 miles (162.30 km) SSE | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 3 | 115.46 miles (185.82 km) NE | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 4 | 127.09 miles (204.54 km) ENE | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 146.46 miles (235.70 km) NNW | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 6 | 156.64 miles (252.09 km) SSW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 7 | 165.68 miles (266.63 km) ESE | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 8 | 166.10 miles (267.31 km) E | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 9 | 181.32 miles (291.81 km) SSE | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 10 | 185.12 miles (297.92 km) SW | Calicut International Airport (CCJ) | Kozhikode (Calicut), India | |
| 11 | 190.20 miles (306.09 km) W | Mangalore Airport (IXE) | Mangalore, India | |
| 12 | 228.30 miles (367.41 km) SSW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 13 | 230.48 miles (370.92 km) NW | Hubli Airport (HBX) | Hubli, India | |
| 14 | 233.97 miles (376.53 km) S | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 15 | 276.47 miles (444.93 km) NW | Belgaum Airport (IXG) | Belgaum, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,367.58 miles (18,294.30 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,231.21 miles (18,074.84 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,222.95 miles (18,061.54 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,883.37 miles (17,515.04 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,859.79 miles (17,477.09 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,846.31 miles (17,455.39 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,824.07 miles (17,419.61 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,802.24 miles (17,384.48 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,799.20 miles (17,379.59 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,794.99 miles (17,372.81 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 10,794.33 miles (17,371.74 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,770.59 miles (17,333.54 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,765.75 miles (17,325.75 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,748.52 miles (17,298.03 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,743.20 miles (17,289.46 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.22 miles (64.73 km) S | Kirundo Airport (KRE) | Kirundo, Burundi | |
| 2 | 51.21 miles (82.42 km) SSW | Butare Airport (BTQ) | Butare, Rwanda | |
| 3 | 63.57 miles (102.30 km) WNW | Gisenyi Airport (GYI) | Gisenyi, Rwanda | |
| 4 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) WNW | Goma Airport (GOM) | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) WSW | Kuvumu Airport (BKY) | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 102.42 miles (164.84 km) S | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 7 | 102.71 miles (165.30 km) NNE | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 8 | 109.35 miles (175.98 km) SSW | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 9 | 124.55 miles (200.44 km) ENE | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 149.01 miles (239.80 km) N | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 11 | 181.40 miles (291.94 km) NNW | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) E | Mwanza Airport (MWZ) | Mwanza, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 204.17 miles (328.57 km) S | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 211.60 miles (340.53 km) NE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 15 | 232.28 miles (373.83 km) NE | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.09 miles (19,183.48 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,334.43 miles (18,240.96 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,290.53 miles (18,170.31 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,277.42 miles (18,149.20 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,274.00 miles (18,143.70 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,270.83 miles (18,138.60 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,226.98 miles (18,068.03 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,202.22 miles (18,028.18 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,161.16 miles (17,962.10 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,158.95 miles (17,958.55 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,158.30 miles (17,957.50 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,155.68 miles (17,953.28 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,145.55 miles (17,936.99 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,140.19 miles (17,928.35 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,139.84 miles (17,927.79 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |