Kigali International Airport

Kigali International Airport, formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary serving , the capital of .
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  • Type: Airport terminal
  • Description: airport serving Kigali in Rwanda
  • Also known as: “HRYR”, “Kanombe International Airport”, and “KGL”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amahoro Stadium and BK Arena.

Stadium
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The , officially known as Amahoro National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Gasabo district of , . With a capacity of 45,508, it is the largest stadium in Rwanda and hosts football matches, concerts, and public events. is situated 2½ km northwest of Kigali International Airport.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , , used mostly for basketball and volleyball matches. Built and finished in 2019, it hosts sporting events and concerts. is situated 2½ km northwest of Kigali International Airport.

Hospital
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is situated 3½ km west of Kigali International Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyandungu Eco-park and Masaka.

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is a restored wetland and forest area in , . The park has ornamental ponds, eastern gallery forests, medicinal plant gardens, paved walk ways, restaurants, information centers and other recreational services.

Town
is a populated neighborhood within the city of , the capital and largest city of . is situated 7 km southeast of Kigali International Airport.

Kigali International Airport

Latitude
-1.96358° or 1° 57′ 49″ south
Longitude
30.13493° or 30° 8′ 6″ east
Open location code
6GCG24PM+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 104589152
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­terminal
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1322696
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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 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: “Aéroport International de Kigali”
  • French: “HRYR”
  • French: “KGL”
  • Galician: “Aeroporto de Kigali”
  • German: “Flughafen Kigali”
  • German: “HRYR”
  • German: “Internationaler Flughafen Kigali”
  • 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 байналмилалии Кигалӣ”
  • 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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