Flight time from Washington, D.C. to Kigali

How long is the flight time from Washington, D.C. to Kigali?

The flight time between Washington, D.C. and Kigali is 16 hours 35 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Washington, D.C. and Kigali?

The flight distance from Washington, D.C. (United States) to Kigali (Rwanda) is 7219 miles or 11617 kilometers or 6269 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and the nearest airport to Kigali is Kigali International Airport (KGL).

Map of flight path from Washington, D.C. to Kigali

The map of the shortest flight path between Washington, D.C., United States and Kigali, Rwanda is displayed below.

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Kigali Details

Kigali is located in Rwanda.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: S 1° 56' 59.8'' Longitude: E 30° 3' 31.9''
Latitude	-1.94995
Longitude	30.05885
Country	Rwanda

Nearby airports

Kigali International Airport (KGL)
Goma International Airport (GOM)

Time Difference between Washington, D.C. and Kigali

Time difference between Washington, D.C. (United States) and Kigali (Rwanda) is 7 Hours.
Kigali time is 7 Hours ahead of Washington, D.C..

Current local time in Washington, D.C.	Current local time in Kigali
2026-02-06, 09:08:36 EST	2026-02-06, 16:08:36 CAT