Kigali International Airport
Kigali International Airport, formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: airport serving Kigali in Rwanda
- Also known as: “Aeroport Grégoire Kayibanda”, “Aéroport International Grégoire Kayibanda”, “HRYR”, “Kanombe International Airport”, and “KGL”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amahoro Stadium and BK Arena.
Amahoro Stadium
Stadium
The Amahoro Stadium, officially known as Amahoro National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Gasabo district of Kigali, Rwanda. With a capacity of 45,508, it is the largest stadium in Rwanda and hosts football matches, concerts, and public events.
BK Arena
Stadium
BK Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kigali, Rwanda, used mostly for basketball and volleyball matches. Built and finished in 2019, it hosts sporting events and concerts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masaka.
Masaka
Town
Masaka is a populated neighborhood within the city of Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda. Masaka is situated 7 km southeast of Kigali International Airport.
Kigali International Airport
- Categories: international airport, airport terminal, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Rwimbogo, Nyarugunga, Kicukiro District, Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Kigali International Airport” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kigali Internasionale Lughawe”
- Akan: “Kanombe International Airport”
- Akan: “KGL”
- Akan: “Kigali International Airport”
- Arabic: “مطار كيغالي الدولي”
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Kigali”
- Catalan: “aeroport de Kigali”
- Catalan: “aeroport Gregoire Kayibanda”
- Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Kigali”
- Catalan: “Gregoire Kayibanda”
- Catalan: “HRYR”
- Catalan: “KGI”
- Catalan: “Kigali”
- Cebuano: “Kigali International Aiport”
- Cebuano: “Kigali International Airport”
- Chinese: “基加利国际机场”
- Chinese: “基加利國際機場”
- Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Kigali”
- Danish: “Internationale lufthavn i Kigali”
- Dutch: “Kigali International Airport”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven Kigali Internationaal”
- Estonian: “Gregoire Kayibanda lennujaam”
- Estonian: “Gregoire Kayibanda rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
- Estonian: “Kanombe lennujaam”
- Estonian: “Kanombe rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
- Estonian: “Kigali lennujaam”
- Estonian: “Kigali rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
- Finnish: “Kigalin kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- Finnish: “Kigalin lentoasema”
- French: “Aéroport de Kigali”
- French: “aéroport international de Kigali”
- French: “Aéroport international de Kigali”
- French: “HRYR”
- French: “KGL”
- Galician: “Aeroporto de Kigali”
- German: “Flughafen Kigali”
- German: “HRYR”
- German: “Kigali International Airport”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “HRYR”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Kanombe International Airport,”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “KGL”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Kigali International Airport”
- Hausa: “Filin jirgin saman Kigali”
- Hausa: “HRYR”
- Hausa: “Kanombe International Airport,”
- Hausa: “KGL”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי קיגאלי”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי קיגאלי”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Kigali”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Kigali”
- Indonesian: “Bandara Internasional Kigali”
- Indonesian: “HRYR”
- Indonesian: “KGL”
- Italian: “Aeroporto di Kigali-Gregoire”
- Japanese: “キガリ国際空港”
- Japanese: “キガリ空港”
- Kinyarwanda: “ikibuga mpuza mahanga ki ndenge cya kanombe”
- Korean: “키갈리 국제공항”
- Lingala: “Libándá lya Ndáko ya mpɛ́pɔ ya Kigali”
- Lingala: “Libándá lya Ndáko ya mpɛ́pɔ”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kigali”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kigali internasjonale lufthavn”
- Norwegian: “Kigali internasjonale lufthavn”
- Persian: “HRYR”
- Persian: “KGL”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بین المللی کیگالی”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بینالمللی کیگالی”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Kigali”
- Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Kigali”
- Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Quigali”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Kigali”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Kigali”
- Russian: “Кигали”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Kigali”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Gregoire Kayibanda”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Kigali”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Gregoire Kayibanda”
- Spanish: “HRYR”
- Spanish: “KGL”
- Swahili: “uwanja wa ndege wa Kigali”
- Swahili: “uwanja wa ndege”
- Swedish: “Kigali internationella flygplats”
- Swedish: “Kigalis internationella flygplats”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Байналмиллалии Кигали”
- Urdu: “کیگالی بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Kigali”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Kigali”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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