# Distance from Jijel (GJL) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 4,078 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,078 km / 2,534 mi / 2,202 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:44 in Jijel, it's 23:44 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,013 ft (RUH is higher than GJL)

## Airports

### [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jijel, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAV
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.800000, 5.870000
- Elevation: 36 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:44 in Jijel, it's 23:44 in Riyadh.

## Related

- [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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