Kigali International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kigali, City of Kigali (Rwanda)

IATA: KGL ICAO: HRYR

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

4,859 ft

1,481 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-1.9686°, 30.1395°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#448 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Rwanda)

#1 of 1 in RW

#1 of 5 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KGL in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #448 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #1 in Rwanda.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

KGL lies at 1,481 m (4,859 ft), #48 of 650 published airports by elevation and 92.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM), 95.1 NM, 11,811 ft. BJM has the radius's longest runway, 328 ft more than KGL.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

KGL runway: 10/28 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (Bujumbura)	`BJM`	95.1 NM (176.1 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →