# Distance from Kalima (KLY) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 3,744 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,744 km / 2,326 mi / 2,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:39 in Kalima, it's 03:39 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 241 ft (RUH is higher than KLY)

## Airports

### [Kinkungwa Airport (KLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kly-kalima-kinkungwa-airport/1ef266de-e476-6a6c-994b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalima, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZOD
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.580000, 26.730000
- Elevation: 1,808 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:39 in Kalima, it's 03:39 in Riyadh.

## Related

- [Kinkungwa Airport (KLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kly-kalima-kinkungwa-airport/1ef266de-e476-6a6c-994b-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)