# Distance from Erigavo (ERA) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 1,594 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,594 km / 990 mi / 861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 357° (north)
- **Return heading**: 177° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 15:28 in Erigavo, it's 15:28 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,671 ft (RUH is lower than ERA)

## Airports

### [Erigavo Airport (ERA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/era-erigavo-erigavo-airport/1ef266de-eac7-6e84-a999-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Erigavo, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMU
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 10.640000, 47.390000
- Elevation: 5,720 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

- [Erigavo Airport (ERA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/era-erigavo-erigavo-airport/1ef266de-eac7-6e84-a999-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)