Nonstop flight route between Kigali, Rwanda and Stuttgart, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(1°57'59"S by 30°7'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°41'23"N by 9°13'18"E)
Distance from KGL to STR:
3,717.66 miles (5,982.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali, Rwanda and Stuttgart Airport (STR), Stuttgart, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,718 miles (or 5,983 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 Kigali International Airport and Stuttgart 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 Kigali International Airport and Stuttgart Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | STR / EDDS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Stuttgart, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°41'23"N by 9°13'18"E |
| Area Served: | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STR |
| More Information: | STR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kigali International Airport (KGL):
- 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.
- Kigali International Airport (KGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Check in Desk in 2012
- Rwandair has its head office on the top floor of the airport's main building.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kigali International Airport (KGL) is Kirundo Airport (KRE), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of KGL.
Facts about Stuttgart Airport (STR):
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Airport (STR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Stuttgart Airport (meaning Stuttgart Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,004 miles (19,319 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The original 1938 terminal was finally replaced in 2004 and there are now four terminals with a maximum capacity of approximately 12 million passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Stuttgart Airport", another name for STR is "Flughafen Stuttgart".
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Airport (STR) is Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of STR.
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Politicians, town planners and nearby residents have been arguing for years about the construction of a second runway.
- One of the two main halls
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.74 miles (10.85 km) NNW | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 2 | 52.38 miles (84.29 km) W | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 62.84 miles (101.13 km) NNW | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) WSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 71.63 miles (115.28 km) S | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 6 | 73.23 miles (117.85 km) W | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 7 | 74.20 miles (119.42 km) NNE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 8 | 80.30 miles (129.22 km) ESE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 9 | 84.36 miles (135.77 km) NW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 10 | 84.68 miles (136.28 km) S | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 85.14 miles (137.02 km) NNE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 12 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) NW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 90.10 miles (145.00 km) WNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 14 | 90.17 miles (145.12 km) SSW | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 92.86 miles (149.44 km) SSE | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,004.26 miles (19,318.93 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,586.04 miles (18,645.89 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,570.37 miles (18,620.65 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,568.32 miles (18,617.36 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,562.45 miles (18,607.91 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,558.12 miles (18,600.94 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,554.79 miles (18,595.58 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,553.80 miles (18,593.99 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,546.78 miles (18,582.70 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,544.14 miles (18,578.45 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,544.06 miles (18,578.32 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,541.59 miles (18,574.34 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,531.33 miles (18,557.83 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,527.93 miles (18,552.35 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,514.23 miles (18,530.32 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |