# Distance from Bunia Airport (BUX) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 3,145 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,145 km / 1,954 mi / 1,698 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:57 in Bunia Airport, it's 02:57 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,996 ft (RUH is lower than BUX)

## Airports

### [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bunia Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 1.570000, 30.220000
- Elevation: 4,045 ft

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OERK
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.960000, 46.700000
- Elevation: 2,049 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 01:57 in Bunia Airport, it's 02:57 in Riyadh.

## Related

- [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)