# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Gassim Airport (ELQ)

> 3,179 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,179 km / 1,975 mi / 1,717 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:06 in Budapest, it's 02:06 in Gassim Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,631 ft (ELQ is higher than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [Gassim Airport (ELQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elq-gassim-airport/1ef266df-796c-6d60-84cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gassim Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEGS
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 26.300000, 43.770000
- Elevation: 2,126 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:06 in Budapest, it's 02:06 in Gassim Airport.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gassim Airport (ELQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elq-gassim-airport/1ef266df-796c-6d60-84cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)