# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ)

> 3,201 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,201 km / 1,989 mi / 1,729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:05 in Budapest, it's 14:05 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB)
- **Elevation difference**: 86 ft (XIJ is lower 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

### [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKAJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 28.930000, 47.790000
- Elevation: 409 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 13:05 in Budapest, it's 14:05 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)