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Flights WB711 varies daily
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Direct flights from London (LHR) to Kigali (KGL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,606 km, an estimated 8 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Kigali. Updated 29 October 2026 at 05:23 UTC.
Today, LHR → KGL
Thu 29 Oct · local times- 20:30 WB711RwandAir Sched 20:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·
Checked LHR board 05:23
LHR
London
busy · +16
KGL
Kigali
tracking
6,606 km · ~8h 58m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100
route health from live LHR and KGL delay boards
0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~8h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the London to Kigali route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LHR to KGL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LHR-KGL
LHR to KGL questions
Is LHR–KGL running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LHR to KGL?
Great-circle distance is 6,606 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 496–596 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LHR–KGL fly?
RwandAir runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at LHR and arrival-side delay at KGL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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