HRYR
Kigali International Airport
VFR
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Name
Kigali International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
HRYR / KGL / HRYR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:31 am (CAT)
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Municipality
Kigali
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Coordinates
1° 58′ 7″ S 30° 8′ 22″ E
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Elevation
4’883 ft (1’488 m MSL)
About Kigali International Airport
Kigali International Airport (IATA: KGL, ICAO: HRYR), formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. As of June 2024, there is an ongoing project to build another mega-airport in Bugesera District, Eastern Province, which will be the biggest and the main air gateway for all destinations in the country, in addition to serving as a transit airport for Goma and Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are 4 airlines based at Kigali Airport: RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda; Akagera Aviation, a Rwandan helicopter airline; Tempus Jet, an American airline providing charter flights; and Nexus Aero, a Saudi VIP airline.