Nonstop flight route between Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Kigali, Rwanda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,966 miles (or 11,211 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 Hartford-Brainard 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 Hartford-Brainard 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: | HFD / KHFD | 
| Airport Name: | Hartford-Brainard Airport | 
| Location: | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°44'12"N by 72°38'57"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HFD | 
| More Information: | HFD 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 Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD):
- Because of Hartford-Brainard Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Hartford-Brainard Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - The furthest airport from Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) has 3 runways.
 - The closest airport to Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NE of HFD.
 
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- 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.
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 - 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.
 - There are 3 others airlines, which have a base at Kigali.
 - Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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 closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
 
