# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Versailles (VRS)

> 12,967 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,967 km / 8,057 mi / 7,002 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:11 in Kigali, it's 06:11 in Versailles)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,832 ft (VRS is lower than KGL)

## Airports

### [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigali, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYR
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.970000, 30.140000
- Elevation: 4,859 ft

### [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Versailles, United States
- ICAO: K3VS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.430000, -92.880000
- Elevation: 1,027 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:11 in Kigali, it's 06:11 in Versailles.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)