# Distance from Cordoba (COR) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 13,312 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,312 km / 8,272 mi / 7,188 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 13:02 in Cordoba, it's 19:02 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 445 ft (RUH is higher than COR)

## Airports

### [Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella Airport (COR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cor-cordoba-ingeniero-ambrosio-taravella-airport/1ef266df-9126-6faa-85d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cordoba, Argentina
- ICAO: SACO
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -31.320000, -64.210000
- Elevation: 1,604 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:02 in Cordoba, it's 19:02 in Riyadh.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella Airport (COR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cor-cordoba-ingeniero-ambrosio-taravella-airport/1ef266df-9126-6faa-85d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)