# Kigali International Airport (KGL / HRYR)

**Kigali International Airport** (IATA: KGL, ICAO: HRYR) is a large airport in Kigali, City of Kigali, Rwanda. It opened in 1928. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. In 2019 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KGL / HRYR
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Kigali, City of Kigali, Rwanda
- Opened: 1928
- Elevation: 1,481 m / 4,859 ft
- Coordinates: -1.9686, 30.1395
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 1,144,144 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
- Website: https://www.aeroport-kigali.com/en/index_en.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigali_International_Airport (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1322696
- Weather station: HRYR · WMO 64387
- Ident: HRYR

## Timeline

- 1928: Kigali International Airport opens.
- 12 Nov 2009: RwandAir Flight 205. 1 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | 135,189 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 270,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 377,327 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 488,903 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 568,981 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 580,505 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 710,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 971,625 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,144,144 | Wikidata |

## Routes

12 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 758 km / 471 mi · Kenya Airways
- [MBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkmo.md) Moi International Airport · Kenya · 1,075 km / 668 mi · RwandAir
- [ZNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htza.md) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport · Tanzania · 1,113 km / 692 mi · RwandAir
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,570 km / 2,218 mi · EgyptAir
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,811 km / 2,368 mi · Qatar Airways, RwandAir
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 4,165 km / 2,588 mi · SalamAir
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 6,258 km / 3,889 mi · RwandAir

### Cargo (6)

- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 758 km / 471 mi · Qatar Airways, Astral Aviation, RwandAir
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 1,550 km / 963 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 2,695 km / 1,675 mi · Qatar Airways
- [KAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnkn.md) Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Nigeria · 2,852 km / 1,772 mi · Qatar Airways
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 3,125 km / 1,942 mi · Qatar Airways
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,084 km / 2,538 mi · RwandAir

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KGL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 6

### Passenger (4)

- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 5
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Silverback Cargo Freighters](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/silverback-cargo-freighters).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2019) | #769 of 3,974 | #44 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =64 in Africa | #1 in RW |
| Elevation | 1,481 m / 4,859 ft | =2,217 of 43,403 | =379 in Africa | #6 in RW |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =7 in Africa | =1 in RW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in RW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| ATIS |  | 128.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [GYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryg.md) Gisenyi Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [GOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzna.md) Goma International Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [KME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hrza.md) Kamembe Airport · 147 km / 92 mi
- [KHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug-0002.md) Savannah Airstrip · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kigali International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kigali_International_Airport&oldid=1375563951), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr/data