# Distance from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kigoma (TKQ)

> 8,048 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,048 km / 5,001 mi / 4,345 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:18 in Kuala Lumpur, it's 03:18 in Kigoma)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,631 ft (TKQ is higher than KUL)

## Airports

### [Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kul-kuala-lumpur-kuala-lumpur-international-airport/1ef266df-fe90-65fa-bce1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.750000, 101.710000
- Elevation: 69 ft

### [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigoma, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -4.890000, 29.670000
- Elevation: 2,700 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:18 in Kuala Lumpur, it's 03:18 in Kigoma.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kul-kuala-lumpur-kuala-lumpur-international-airport/1ef266df-fe90-65fa-bce1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)