# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Nouakchott (NKC)

> 5,747 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,747 km / 3,571 mi / 3,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 11:45 in Jeddah, it's 08:45 in Nouakchott)
- **Elevation difference**: 35 ft (NKC is lower 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

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 11:45 in Jeddah, it's 08:45 in Nouakchott.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)