# Distance from Hassi Messaoud (HME) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 4,017 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,017 km / 2,496 mi / 2,169 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 19:26 in Hassi Messaoud, it's 21:26 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,586 ft (RUH is higher than HME)

## Airports

### [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
- ICAO: DAUH
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 31.670000, 6.140000
- Elevation: 463 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 19:26 in Hassi Messaoud, it's 21:26 in Riyadh.

## Related

- [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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