# Distance from Dakhla Airport (DAK) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 1,780 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,780 km / 1,106 mi / 961 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 16:51 in Dakhla Airport, it's 16:51 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,436 ft (RUH is higher than DAK)

## Airports

### [Dakhla Airport (DAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dak-dakhla-airport/1ef266de-eb2e-6530-ac9c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dakhla Airport, Egypt
- ICAO: HEDK
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 25.410000, 29.000000
- Elevation: 613 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.

## Related

- [Dakhla Airport (DAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dak-dakhla-airport/1ef266de-eb2e-6530-ac9c-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
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