Airport Kigali

Airport Kigali

Kigali International Airport is the largest and most important airport in the Central African landlocked country Rwanda. Regular scheduled flights serve Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Johannesburg and Mombasa.
  • URL: Kigali (KGL)
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +250 854-00
  • Address: Kigali International Airport, Regie des Aeroports du Rwanda, P.O.Box 1122, Kigali, Repubulika y'u Rwanda
  • Operating company: Rwanda Civil Aviotion Authority
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
  • Nearby cities: Kigali (9 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is about 11 km east of the inner city and is signposted.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.06%), Tuesday (11.11%), Wednesday (12.98%), Thursday (14.66%), Friday (16.34%), Saturday (14.72%), Sunday (15.13%)
  • Alternative spelling: 基加利, 키갈리, キガリ, קיגאלי, کیگالی, Кігалі, Кигали, Κιγκάλι, Kigali-Gregoire Kayibanda, كيغالي, 吉佳利, किगाली, კიგალი, Կիգալի

Most popular destinations from Kigali (Flights per week )

  1. Nairobi Kenyatta International (35, 20,71 %)
  2. Addis Ababa (16, 9,47 %)
  3. Bujumbura (11, 6,51 %)
  4. Dubai (11, 6,51 %)
  5. London Heathrow (9, 5,33 %)
  6. Kinshasa-N'Djili (9, 5,33 %)
  7. Brussels (9, 5,33 %)
  8. Lagos-Murtala Muhammed (8, 4,73 %)
  9. Douala (8, 4,73 %)
  10. Cotonou (5, 2,96 %)
  11. other (28.39 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. RwandAir (248, 74,70 %)
  2. Ethiopian Airlines (38, 11,45 %)
  3. Kenya Airways (22, 6,63 %)
  4. KLM (10, 3,01 %)
  5. Brussels Airlines (10, 3,01 %)
  6. other (1.20 %)

Location
Opened in 1928, the airport is located about 11 km east of downtown, near the town of Kanombe. Between Kigali and the airport there is a regular Matutus (minibuses) service. Alternatively, please take a taxi or rent a car.