Kigali International Airport HRYR / KGL
Rwanda's compact and efficient capital airport, 20 minutes from the Kigali Convention Centre and the CBD, with quick CIQ and easy permits. Gateway to the Volcanoes National Park gorilla lodges (helicopter or 2.5 hours by road). The new Bugesera airport will eventually replace it (verify timing).
11,483 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Kigali
2
FBOs / handlers
4,859 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 12 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.rac.co.rw
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Akagera Aviation
- RwandAir Ground Handling
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 11,483 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.