Kigali International Airport

Kigali International Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil aviation airport
OperatorRwanda Airports Authority
ServesKigali
LocationKigali, Rwanda
Hub forRwandAir
Elevation AMSL4,891 ft / 1,491 m
Coordinates01°57′59″S 030°07′59″E / 1.96639°S 30.13306°E / -1.96639; 30.13306
Map
KGL
Location within Rwanda
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 11,482 3,500 Paved
Statistics (2016)
Passengers710,000

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.