# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Meridian (MEI)

> 11,848 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,848 km / 7,362 mi / 6,397 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:32 in Jeddah, it's 04:32 in Meridian)
- **Elevation difference**: 250 ft (MEI is higher than JED)

## Airports

### [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJN
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 21.680000, 39.160000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Key Field (MEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mei-meridian-key-field/1ef266df-2a77-6282-a569-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Meridian, United States
- ICAO: KMEI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.330000, -88.750000
- Elevation: 298 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 12:32 in Jeddah, it's 04:32 in Meridian.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Key Field (MEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mei-meridian-key-field/1ef266df-2a77-6282-a569-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)